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A Case Where You'll Want The Little Guy to Lose
WSJ (subscription required) ^ | August 11, 2003 | Lee Gomes

Posted on 08/11/2003 8:46:34 AM PDT by austinTparty

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:49:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Sometimes in a David and Goliath story, you want to root for Goliath.

SCO, a small Utah software company, has made news lately by suing IBM, in its capacity as a big user of Linux. SCO also has its sights on all the other users of Linux, the free operating system that most people consider a bright spot of the modern tech world. Linux, after all, is run by volunteers, and its ever-growing popularity keeps Microsoft up at night. In other words, what's not to like?


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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: linux; microsoft; sco; software; techindex

1 posted on 08/11/2003 8:46:34 AM PDT by austinTparty
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To: jbstrick; D-fendr; amigatec; FastCoyote; Nick Danger; All
More on the SCO/Linux issue...
2 posted on 08/11/2003 8:54:35 AM PDT by austinTparty
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To: austinTparty
An SCO spokesman said the report's allegations of a "shell game" weren't true

For a company that seems ready to sue just about anybody at the drop of a hat, that is a pretty lame response to an article that all but accuses the company of securities fraud. The article is in fact called SCO's Shell Game.

Computerworld is part of IDG, which is a big company with deep pockets. For some reason though, SCO doesn't seem to want to confront these allegations in court by suing Computerworld for defamation.

3 posted on 08/11/2003 2:42:10 PM PDT by Nick Danger (The views expressed may not actually be views)
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To: Nick Danger
Sounds like they simply have a new CEO with a set of cojones larger than his brain.
4 posted on 08/11/2003 4:33:16 PM PDT by austinTparty
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To: *tech_index
ping to list
5 posted on 08/11/2003 4:35:43 PM PDT by austinTparty
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