According to the Washington Post we would rely on Russian, Japanese and European rockets to get to and from the station, until the CEV was operational.
No conspiracy needed. This is hardball.
SCO; Looks like the players, company officers, are already making a profit with the recent stock sales. If IBM buys them out they make more money. They have a war chest from Microsoft. So, they have staying power for the game with IBM. The down side for SCO is nothing worse than the status quo before the lawsuit. The up side for SCO is positive. The stock has netted a profit, albeit small. And the potential buyout from IBM will not be small change.
Microsoft; Either way, this is a zero sum game win for Microsoft. If SCO wins against IBM, Linux will be damaged goods. If on the other hand SCO loses, surprise, Microsoft wins. They can point an accusing finger at the evil open source community and say to their customers with a straight face, this is what happens when you mix open source code with commercial. You lose control of your IP. You lose your profits. And, maybe you lose your business.
IBM; No win here, they will have to pay SCOs' piper or spend a lot of money and time in the courts. Either way, they are out money and will have suffered damage their Linux business model.
Linux; Not good, Microsoft will use (is using) this opportunity to put the FUD knife in the back of Linux and open source code in general.
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According to the Washington Post we would rely on Russian, Japanese and European rockets to get to and from the station, until the CEV was operational.
No conspiracy needed. This is hardball. SCO; Looks like the players, company officers, are already making a profit with the recent stock sales. If IBM buys them out they make more money. They have a war chest from Microsoft. So, they have staying power for the game with IBM. The down side for SCO is nothing worse than the status quo before the lawsuit. The up side for SCO is positive. The stock has netted a profit, albeit small. And the potential buyout from IBM will not be small change. Microsoft; Either way, this is a zero sum game win for Microsoft. If SCO wins against IBM, Linux will be damaged goods. If on the other hand SCO loses, surprise, Microsoft wins. They can point an accusing finger at the evil open source community and say to their customers with a straight face, this is what happens when you mix open source code with commercial. You lose control of your IP. You lose your profits. And, maybe you lose your business. IBM; No win here, they will have to pay SCOs' piper or spend a lot of money and time in the courts. Either way, they are out money and will have suffered damage their Linux business model. Linux; Not good, Microsoft will use (is using) this opportunity to put the FUD knife in the back of Linux and open source code in general.