SCO bankruptcy called imminent
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| If this is the end it seems to leave Novell in a curious position.
| In its deal with Microsoft, Novell appears to have granted Microsoft
| the power to claim that Microsoft holds the same kinds of rights to
| Linux that SCO claimed, and fourth quarter downloads indicate that
| many customers are taking those claims seriously.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=902
The SCO Group to Release Fourth Quarter and 2006 Year End Financial Results
and Host Conference Call After Close of Market on January 17, 2007
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| In conjunction with the financial results press release,
| the company will also host a conference call that same day at
| 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's results.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070108/lam013.html?.v=73
This should be fun to watch. Another Microsoft sockpuppet will bite the dust.
Related:
The Goldfarb Declaration - Updated: MS Statement
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| According to the Declaration, Richard Emerson was not the only
| Microsoft employee Goldfarb was dealing with in connection with the
| BayStar investment in SCO. He mentions by name two others, from two
| other departments.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061009152706664
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| "There you have it. At least a third of SCO's entire market
| capitalization, and their entire current cash reserves, is payoffs
| funnelled from Microsoft. Their 10Qs reveal that every other line of
| cash inflow is statistical noise by comparison. The brave new
| SCO source business model is now clear: sue your customers, shill
| for Microsoft, kite your stock, and pray you stay out of jail."
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween10.html
The Media Reacts
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| The media reaction to SCO's flurry of press releases and teleconference
| yesterday is intriguing. Just from the headlines, you can see how well it
| did or didn't go.
|
| [...]
|
| "If people think SCO has gone crazy or 'MAD' it's now official,"
| McBride said.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060808084608494
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