Microsoft going off about patents should be taken a bit more seriously than it has been. SCO for all its failings was onto a clever strategy, however given that they were
- Wrong
- Broke
- Not taking advantage of the doubt in linux
It wasn't a well implemented or backed up strategy, however while Microsoft is almost certainly wrong, they are not broke, and are well placed to take advantage of any doubt about Linux. Thankfully this didn't happen 5 years ago, because now its just possible Linux has as much legal clout as Microsoft. People are quick to dismiss the threat of MS, but just remeber the doubt SCO managed to generate in the buisness comunity. Microsoft is bigger, more powerful, and for all their failings devious as a fox who taught cunning at Cambridge.
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