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Interesting article..
Seeing as SCO has changed their lawsuit claims more times than I have changed underpants it is quite interesting that a company that is so strong in their case is protecting their income from the law sharks.

I found the article very interesting as it highlights all the questions that have been raised to date regarding Microsoft and the Baystar and RBC tie in. What has been admitted is Ms had a hand in the introduction for investment and motivated Baystar at least to invest in SCO, they then lost a ton of money withdrawing from them (which cant do them good from an investment side - customer lack of confidence).

Also the loss is not something to sneeze at. I wonder what their accounts look like before and after this fiasco. Seeing as they aren't a public company it will be hard to see, all we have is speculation.

I might be missing a couple of things but Ms played a very fine line with their involvement and they know it. This article is going to make a lot of people look at Ms very carefully.

Also we have to wait and see what the courts are going to do. If SCO loses (which I expect but the issue regarding the Monterey product and code inclusion needs to be cleared up) then the fallout is going to be bad coz all eyes will go back to Baystar and Ms.

The ramblings of a mad techie...
Posted by: crocd   Posted on: 11/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Interesting article..  crocd | 11/15/04
Bzzzt!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/15/04
hellloooo  PA-ITGuy | 11/15/04
Thanks PA-ITGuy. (NT)  crocd | 11/15/04
Pull the other one it has bells on  Nigel Johnstone | 11/15/04
Here's the smoking gun part  Nigel Johnstone | 11/15/04
Um no offense to ANYONE intended butt...  Laff | 11/15/04
Not really news more of an editorial  crocd | 11/15/04
Do we EVER get news now a days?  Laff | 11/15/04
Yes of course, from Tucker Carlson  Jeff Spicoli | 11/15/04
With that much SPIN on a daily basis...you'd think  Laff | 11/15/04
Nah ... spinning just makes you dizzy ...  coffeenite | 11/15/04
All hail Jon Stewart!  d_jedi | 11/15/04
Welcome to the Corporate States of America  tic swayback | 11/15/04
My favorite quote  Chad_z | 11/15/04
Facts? Yes, but not all of the facts  shawkins | 11/15/04
Not necesarily  crocd | 11/15/04
The neat thing about it is that Bois...  boomslang_z | 11/15/04
(nt) Could you IMAGINE a world without lawyers?  d_jedi | 11/15/04
This was a good article...  Kamakazii | 11/15/04
Well said  crocd | 11/15/04
Hey, now  rapson | 11/15/04
Why can't it be both?  doe_z | 11/15/04
You just defined every corporation in the US!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Or for that matter...  tic swayback | 11/15/04
Not true at all  lengua99 | 11/18/04
Media Bias - Intended or Otherwise?  dingletec_z | 11/15/04
What happened to Alexis de Tocqueville's Book?  Nigel Johnstone | 11/15/04
They're too busy on bew book "Proof the World is Flat" (NT)  Plain Logic | 11/15/04
This sounds to me like the cold war..  d_jedi | 11/15/04
And the lawyers march on.  JoeMama_z | 11/15/04
Lawyers keep me working!  drichards1953 | 11/15/04
MS activities questionable, but probably not worth the attention  Physco Dude | 11/15/04
How about Apple?  openMind | 11/15/04
And this is an issue? Why?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Maybe you will understand Bit.  Tim Patterson | 11/15/04
Of course I understand Tim, only a fool wouldn't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
the question is  JasonL31 | 11/15/04
Afraid not Jason  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Why there's surprise  tic swayback | 11/15/04
Or just the opposite...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Fair competition  tic swayback | 11/15/04
Competition is never really fair. But I do agree in part.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Still not even close to understanding No_Facts  Richard Flude | 11/15/04
Hmmm, let's see about the facts...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
It hasn't been looked at at all  Richard Flude | 11/15/04
Pardon me, ummm, you do know about...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
No_Facts_to_Find...  MacCanuck | 11/16/04
Of course it is.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Poor No_Facts, every time you post you dig a deeper hole for yourself  Richard Flude | 11/16/04
More facts than you like huh Richard.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
The antitrust case was a joke  xuniL_z | 10/10/06
Also take note of what is the truth here  xuniL_z | 10/10/06
Poor No_Ax, still doesn't get it  Richard Flude | 11/15/04
Sure I get it, IBM handed Novell $50 million to "help".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Some differences  tic swayback | 11/15/04
True, however consider.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
So you equate  Richard Flude | 11/15/04
The very smell...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
What?  Richard Flude | 11/15/04
I see nothing illegal or even "wrong" in it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Misunderstanding FUD  tic swayback | 11/16/04
Stay with the thread  Richard Flude | 11/16/04
Gee tic, are you afraid of...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Richard, burn factories?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Read SEC website  Nigel Johnstone | 11/15/04
Has no application here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
The two things would be connected  Nigel Johnstone | 11/15/04
And yet, you offer nothing that applies.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
so if ibm jumped off a bridge  JasonL31 | 11/15/04
You would follow them...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Do you understand the difference?  lengua99 | 11/18/04
Don't be so naive...  gec1000 | 11/15/04
MS is not behind .. because MS financed them. Maybe MS is in the front?(NT)  Vily Clay | 11/15/04
I guess reading the article was too much for you. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
Without guessing ? you are an easy to cheat guy. Questions? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/15/04
Lots of questions, unfortunately none you could hope to answer.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Wow, No_Ax, you are chicken too. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/16/04
When you have no compeling argument, call names and insult.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Your answers are the proof. Sorry that you have no logic to check it. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/16/04
You forgot to call names this time. Are you slipping?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
No_Ax, how much do they pay you for barking everyday? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/17/04
ms only role was buying licenses they did not need  JasonL31 | 11/15/04
And helping via investments from others.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/15/04
SCO - MS  PalleTh | 11/15/04
running the Sun OS  Squawkbox | 11/15/04
Big Deal Microsoft is "helping" SCO  Squawkbox | 11/15/04
Exactly right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Fact: MSFT cuts SCO relative another fat check  Chad_z | 11/16/04
Fact and Fiction in the MS-Linux relationship.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
Facts or what?  Roger Ramjet | 11/16/04
But surely they must be spreading FUD.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
No, Actually  lengua99 | 11/18/04
Well, at least your statement is FUD...  Patrick Jones | 11/16/04
You need to read more on it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/04
I read their whole website, how about you?  Patrick Jones | 11/17/04
a bit more history  mitchwo | 11/18/04
Facts avoided  ctalk@... | 11/18/04

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