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Salt Lake Tribune: IBM-SCO Squabble Extends Even to the Court Calendar

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 26, 2004

“The outcome of the rescheduled hearing could determine the fate
of the case. Proving that Unix code was illegally imported into
Linux is at the heart of the case.

“If Wells finds sufficient evidence to support SCO’s claims, a
trial is expected in spring 2005. If she rules for IBM, SCO’s
lawsuit would be derailed and its recently launched, potentially
lucrative global campaign to sell licenses to corporate Linux users
also could flop…”

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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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