Of all the companies throughout history, I can only think of one that can match or surpass old Ma Bell (Bell Labs) in patents, and intellectual property experience...IBM.
Big Blue may have been the whipping boy, that all the 80's star companies fought against, but it still stands high in the lists of innovation. IBM still possesses the lawyers to protect those new gizmos. The conservative gray flannel suits from Armonk, NY are legion.
SCO may have a reputation for being a litigator's wet dream, but I would place my bet on IBM for sheer experience in the courtroom, defending their IP (in this case, acting as proxy for the Open Source community.)
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Of all the companies throughout history, I can only think of one that can match or surpass old Ma Bell (Bell Labs) in patents, and intellectual property experience...IBM. Big Blue may have been the whipping boy, that all the 80's star companies fought against, but it still stands high in the lists of innovation. IBM still possesses the lawyers to protect those new gizmos. The conservative gray flannel suits from Armonk, NY are legion. SCO may have a reputation for being a litigator's wet dream, but I would place my bet on IBM for sheer experience in the courtroom, defending their IP (in this case, acting as proxy for the Open Source community.)