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SCO Playing Name Games

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they're-so-good-at-it dept.

Ghost in the Shell Game writes "We've long known that SCO has had a twisted view of UNIX history, sometimes pretending to be oldSCO when it suits them, and a separate business entity when it does not. However, according to this piece on Groklaw, they're now registering the UNIX System Laboratories trademark in what looks like an attempt to confuse history further. If you're wondering how they can do this, the USL trademark was abandoned in 1993, when USL was bought out by Novell. Hopefully, no one will be fooled by this name game, any more than we were when the spyware maker Gator changed their name to Claria."

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  1. Name game by ViolentGreen · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think the name game is more closely related to the original Napster vs the current Napster then the Claria/Gator bs.

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  2. Re:It's so obvious... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Won't matter, though; stock has lost its $5 support

    It's not always that logical (as much as I wish it was). SCO issues this USL release and suddenly the stock spikes up to $4.55 after opening at $4.11. WTF??? Then again, if people are willing to believe Michael Moore, half the population cannot be reasoned with.

  3. Re:It's so obvious... by n4vu · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Remember that not all stock buying is in anticipation of the stock going up; particularly in this case, it can just be buying to cover short positions.