Did Microsoft Ruin SCO? | Linux Today

Did Microsoft Ruin SCO?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 11, 2007

“Going through my daily ruminations a vagrant thought crossed
through the trackless wastes of my mind. Latching onto that thought
and tracking it like a cat after a mouse some things started to
take shape.

“There appear to be a few parallels between what SCO did and
what Microsoft is blustering about. They are both concerned about
their so called ownership of intellectual property. They both
threatened the suppliers and end users of Linux with lawsuits and
fines. They both made deals with certain companies to exempt those
companies from their browbeating…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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