[luau] SCO and RIAA

[Warren Togami]

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2003/tc20030523_5851_tc119.htm

Microsoft vs. Linux Takes a Weird Turn
Gates & Co. are paying a licensing fee for SCO's Unix technology -- and
some techies see a plot to derail the rival operating system

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Many Linux fans and industry analysts see an ulterior motive. They don't
believe Microsoft has any fear of running afoul of SCO's
intellectual-property rights, thus it didn't really need to license Unix
from SCO. They see the move as a way to cast doubt on Linux, which poses
the greatest threat to Microsoft's hegemony. Linux is now No. 2 in the
$50.9 billion market for server computers, with a 13.7% share to
Microsoft's 59.9%. "This creates fear, uncertainty, and doubt about
Linux licensing," says software analyst Rick G. Sherlund of Goldman,
Sachs & Co. 

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