The Scoop on Microsoft's SCO Licence
Infoworld's Robert X Cringely[0] says:
What does it cost to license an OS you don't really need? A cool $6 million. That's the figure a Microsoft sales pro let slip when asked why the Redmond boys acquired a Unix license from The SCO Group. According to my source, the pro said Microsoft ponied up because "SCO needed money for their lawsuit problem." SCO PR dude Blake Stowell issued a staunch denial, saying MS wants the code for its Services for Unix product. Still, $6 mil would certainly keep SCO attorney David Boies' legal machine nicely oiled -- and the news is sure to make thousands of Microsoft conspiracy theorists happy.
[0] Not the real Robert X Cringely, but a credible source nevertheless.
posted Sat 9 Aug 2003 in /issues/sco-vs-linux | link
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