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SCO Says IBM is Beating Up on Them

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cry-me-a-river dept.

SCO's McBride claims that IBM is stage-managing all the attacks and bad press, which would probably explain why I cleared this article with IBM World Headquarters before running it (not!). The publisher of Linux Journal invites SCO to sue. One of SCO's lawyers has this barely coherent interview where he spouts legal rubbish for a gullible reporter. There's an interview in German (machine translation) with SCO's execs. And finally, SCO is still hoping for a settlement with IBM. Update: 08/22 18:26 GMT by M : ESR responds.

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  1. Now, say UNCLE! Say it! by a_timid_mouse · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Looks like the bully is a little intimidated by the thought of ending up at the bottom of an outraged open-source dogpile. You reap what you SCO.

  2. Settlement by Zemran · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And finally, SCO is still hoping for a settlement with IBM.

    I think that was their plan from the begining and now it has backfired and made them look stupid. I believe they thought that IBM would buy them out rather than bother with a fight and now they have to try and justify their stupidity.

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  3. IBM, I'm waiting for my check... by djeaux · · Score: 0, Redundant
    "We have absolute direct knowledge of this. If you go behind the scenes, the attacks that we get that don't have IBM's name on them, underneath the covers, are sponsored by IBM," McBride said.

    ~OK~ ... Why haven't I gotten at least a nice thank-you note from IBM for the "Boycott SCO" icon on my website?

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