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Microsoft Shown Involved with Baystar and SCO
baryon351 writes "Back a few years ago, when SCO looked like it was hemorrhaging cash, a surprise investment came out of the blue from venture capitalists Baystar. They invested $20 million in SCO and aided their anti-Linux cause, enabling McBride & co. to continue with (now shown incorrect) claims of line-by-line code copying of SCO IP in Linux. Now one of IBM's submissions to the court reveals Microsoft was behind it after all. Baystar's manager says about Microsoft's Richard Emerson: 'Mr. Emerson and I discussed a variety of investment structures wherein Microsoft would backstop, or guarantee in some way, Baystar's investment ... Microsoft assured me that it would in some way guarantee BayStar's investment in SCO.' Despite the denials about their involvement, Microsoft helped SCO continue this charade — and on top of that halted all contact with Baystar after the investment, reneging on their guarantee."
I almost fell out my chair from the suprise.
The wired is really the same thing as the real world.
DUH!
By summer it was all gone...now shesmovedon. --
Except to all of BillG's towel boyz: told ya so. The only thing that Microsoft innovates is corruption.
we will end no whine before its time
hands up who saw it coming! fud, more fud, and even more fud about competitors is the modern way to do business :-(
Some of us said as much at the time. It was rather obvious.
You've hit the nail on the head.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."