"SCO approached us a couple of months ago, and they had a valid IP claim, and, as we do quite regularly, we agreed to a broad IP license with SCO and as such have stepped out of the fray," said Alex Mercer, a Microsoft spokeswoman, in Redmond, Wash.-- Alex Mercer, 2003-05-26

"There is absolutely no correlation between the IBM suit and our IP license with SCO," she said.-- Alex Mercer, 2003-05-26

"There are many companies in the IT industry who acknowledge and respect the intellectual property of software," said Sontag. "Microsoft is showing the importance of maintaining compatibility with Unix and Microsoft's software solutions."-- Blake Stowell, 2003-05-26