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SCO Calls IBM Countersuit "Unsubstantiated Allegations"

Posted by michael on from the kettle-is-black-black-black dept.

dacarr writes "Yahoo currently hosts a press release from SCO that basically calls for IBM to "move away from the GPL"." Lycoris tries to dodge the flood of idiocy from Utah. Another non-programmer has seen SCO's presentation, and without attempting to verify the facts through his own research, reported on it. One reader buys a SCO license. SCO justifies their continuing illegal distribution of the Linux kernel.

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  1. Re:-1 troll by andrewl6097 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Flawed business model? Relative to what - SCO's ingenious strategy of using rediculous claims of IP infringement to pump and dump their shares while refusing to publicly disclose what the IP infringement actually is? Yup - SCO knows all about flawed business models.
    By definition, this isn't a flawed business model. SCO is making incredible amounts of cash. It's unethical, but since when did big businessmen care about ethics when they have a money printing press like this?
  2. Re:-1 troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    By definition, a business model that destroys the business is flawed. It may be a successful get-rich-quick scheme for the key decision makers, but it is not a successful business model.

    For a primer on the distinction, go talk to some former Enron employees. (Not senior management. Employees.)