SCO has valid case

[Keith Mastin]

> It's my opinion that SCO is hoping for a settlement and never wants to
> go to court. Lots of people sue with the hope of getting paid off
> because it is cheaper for the defendant to handout the money then to
> defend itself.

This is entirely possible. It could also be that they don't intend on the
case actually going to trial at all, or to settle. They've made enough
noise to raise their stocks and cash out with the publicity that this
entire fiasco has generated.

The other interesting angle is the M$ stakes in this. They are nicely
isolated from the heat yet stand to win whichever way this goes. And since
sales, marketing and licensing is M$'s biggest virtue, this smells like
there may be more of a relationship here than is known about in public
circles. Proof is impossible though.

> I think this has from the very beginning been a bluff from a very
> desperate company. The shenanigan with SCO issuing stocks and then SCO
> executives cashing in smells really bad.

The Caldera IPO was a farce too. It was 3 months late and a few dollars
short in comparison to the Redhat IPO a few months earlier. They couldn't
get their paperwork together and when they did it was sus-standard. If
they have the same degree of proficiency in preparing for court they will
have a hard time of it.

> The issuing of licenses appears to nothing more than FUD.

Or the hope of a quick cash grab as a result? Same thing...

> SCO has alienated just about everyone imaginable, and the SCO execs are
> looking for early retirement.

Now that they've ruined their careers, they have little choice unless they
want to change careers (hopefully to one that requires one to recite
"would you like fries with that sir?" a few dozen times a day.

> Of course this is just my opinion :)

Yeah, too bad they don't ask us to settle the matter :)

-- 
Keith Mastin
BeechTree Information Technology Services Inc.
Toronto, Canada
(416)696 6070


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