SCO Gets Leases OKd Despite Novell Objection

“The hearing on Novell’s objection to the leases was today, and
Groklaw had two observers there. The outcome was that SCO’s leases
were approved.

“Novell no longer objected to the Utah lease, because now they
see the terms, and probably also because that’s the one that is for
only one year. That left the New Jersey lease, the one that will
last until 2010.

“Here, SCO’s strategy of not revealing the details until the
hearing apparently paid off. They showed up with a witness to
testify that this was the absolutely best possible deal they could
find. How do you counter that live…?”

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