On January 21, the United States, especially the federal court decision decided to let IBM will return more programming code to the SCO Group, and SCO has won the first round of victory. However, this victory of SCO is only temporary, even if SCO really felt that he won IBM, this could not change its fading.
SCO was previously a product company. After the IBM, it was more and more silly by Microsoft, turned into a card, not only putting itself in the dangerous place - the money is much more, but the success rate is not large, I also pushed myself to the bad territory of Wanfu.
SCO I want to get turning over by fighting lawsuits, but I can't help but not turn over, but I have lost more than a loss. By this quarter of October 31, 2004, the company's income was reduced from 10.3 million US dollars in the previous quarter to $ 6.5 million, while nearly 75% of $ 24.3 million in the same period in 2003.
This aspect is busy with the SCO and is unable to take care of its business, but the more mainly reason is that customers will no longer recognize their products. In fact, as this, in 2004, SCO's UNIX code licensed revenue decreased by nearly 90%, from $ 10.3 million in 2003 to $ 120,000.
SCOs who lost their core business have won the temporary victory, and they can't find the previous customers. However, this lawsuit has not yet finished, more than one, IBM first accepts challenges, Novell, Red Hat and other companies have been ranked second echelon in the SCO case, then, third, fourth echelon will also follow up .
In the case of loss of failure, IBM and other companies will actively use the response strategy, while SCO, saying that there is no motive, it is completely unwanted to dryness, only to continue to fight the lawsuit. Even if IBM does not pay attention to it, let SCO yourself toss yourself until the last moment, IBM can wait, can win the final victory.
But in fact, IBM did not listen to anything. After 2 days, IBM immediately appealed, in addition to the fact that there was no infringement, but also reversed the patents of SCO infringed on 16 IBMs and seeking unknown amounts of compensation. The SCO and IBM will be further upgraded, and the case that is originally scheduled in November 2005 may have a result of 2006.
Over time, the SCO may not support it for so long. Because, regardless of how it said that SCO is not a real big company, only because of the name of the IBM. And the SCO is so "mad", only because of Microsoft, on the back. However, Microsoft is not wanting to save the SCO, nor does the SCO will be how, just use it to combat the opponent IBM and the entire Linux industry, making a FUD (panic, uncertainty and doubt) atmosphere for Linux market.
In short, if the SCO can win, it will only make it a chance to survive longer, and more companies have a tribunal. After all, today's SCO is desirable to win the lawsuit to live, unlike IBM, there are so many business dependence. SCO has won this, and it is not small for SCO. Once SCO is lost, it will completely end. Therefore, IBM is temporarily lost, and Linux does not have to be horrified.
Original source:
Zhong'an Net
