Much Ado about SCO | Linux Today

Much Ado about SCO

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 19, 2008

“Much has already been made of a recent investment proposal
filed by private equity firm Stephen Norris Capital Partners with
the court overseeing the dwindling assets of the now bankrupt SCO
Group. The story possesses all the ingredients of a sensational
story: a high profile court case, an unnamed Middle Eastern
investor, and a headline-grabbing $100 million dollar numbers.

“Let me cut to the chase: this story is likely to be far less
sinister than it seems. This is a proposal for an investment that
still needs to be cleared by the bankruptcy court and found to be
in the best interests of all of the interests before the
court–creditors (including parties to litigation), equity holders,
and others. SCO’s management can no longer accept such proposals on
it’s own…”


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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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