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There is still value in a smoking ruin.

Authored by: Kilz on Friday, June 15 2012 @ 01:42 PM EDT

IBM is well known for the fact that suing them is a dangerous
thing. IBM doesnt settle, they go for the kill. This stops
people from starting lawsuits against them. The smoking ruin
of companies that have tried is worth more to them as a
warning to others than what money they might get in some
cases. The SCO case was so high profile its a huge warning
sign even now.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

How nice of SCOG

Authored by: mtew on Friday, June 15 2012 @ 08:55 PM EDT

My understanding is that IBM has a number of declarations it wants issued that
would make it impossible for tSCOg and any of its successors or similar clowns
to pull anything like this stunt again. Having those declarations would reduce
potential legal costs.

In other words, IBM wants to reduce tSCOg's nuisance value regardless of the
fact that the company has no or negative monetary value.

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MTEW

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How nice of SCOG - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 18 2012 @ 03:19 AM EDT
- I think unXis is about resurrecting the pre-Darl SCO (not Caldera) - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 18 2012 @ 03:31 PM EDT

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