The Wall Street Journal/The Salt Lake Tribune: SCO Not Exactly the Lovable Little Guy

“Sometimes in a David and Goliath story, you want to root for
Goliath.

“SCO, a small Utah software company, has made news lately by
suing IBM, in its capacity as a big user of Linux. SCO also has its
sights on all the other users of Linux, the free operating system
that most people consider a bright spot of the modern tech world.
Linux, after all, is run by volunteers, and its ever-growing
popularity keeps Microsoft up at night. In other words, what’s not
to like?

“Its goody-goody reputation, of course, shouldn’t save Linux
from legitimate intellectual property claims. But SCO doesn’t
appear to have any–although its stock is up sevenfold since it
started acting as if it did…”

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