Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-04! sn-xit-01!sn-xit-08!supernews.com!priapus.visi.com!news-out.visi.com! hermes.visi.com!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!news-out.cwix.com! newsfeed.cwix.com!prodigy.com!prodigy.com!pd2nf1so.cg.shawcable.net! residential.shaw.ca!news2.calgary.shaw.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail X-Trace-PostClient-IP: 24.79.106.253 From: Brian <br...@stanley-park.com> Subject: Guess who is funding SCO's attack on Linux? Newsgroups: microsoft.public.msn.discussion Reply-To: br...@stanley-park.com Lines: 42 User-Agent: KNode/0.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit Message-ID: <k04bb.996314$ro6.19508440@news2.calgary.shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 21:54:24 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.69.255.232 X-Complaints-To: ab...@shaw.ca X-Trace: news2.calgary.shaw.ca 1064094864 24.69.255.232 (Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:54:24 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:54:24 MDT Organization: Shaw Residential Internet Xref: archiver1.google.com microsoft.public.msn.discussion:87037 Hello Dear Friends: Here is SCO's latest 10-Q report, available for review here: www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102542/000110465903020700/a03-3388_110q.htm Here is a brief analysis of the 10-Q: MS: SCO's Sugardaddy http://linux-universe.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=840 Here are a few of my favorite passages: <quote> 1. Revenue for products is down 2. Revenue for services is down 3. During the three months ended July 31, 2003, Microsoft Corporation (?Microsoft?) accounted for approximately 25 percent of total revenue and Sun Microsystems, Inc. (?Sun?) accounted for approximately 12 percent of total revenue. 4. MS also "exercised their option" to give SCO *more* money on July 31, 2003. So next quarter they will have another chunk of cash from MS to put on the books. So what we have here is a company that would be bleeding red ink if not for MS and Sun underwriting their frivolous lawsuit. At least Sun has a Unix OS and can make a claim that they paid in order to avoid more expensive litigation. MS is just full of cow manure and threw them money to fund anti-Linux FUD. </quote> Just one more proof that Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals in order to maintain their predatory monopoly. No wonder Microsoft is held in such contempt by the IT community. Best regards, Brian Linux Mystic open sorcerer
Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06! sn-xit-09!sn-xit-08!supernews.com!pd2nf1so.cg.shawcable.net! residential.shaw.ca!news1.calgary.shaw.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail X-Trace-PostClient-IP: 24.79.106.253 From: Brian <br...@stanley-park.com> Subject: Groklaw's Open Letter to SCO's CEO Darl McBride Newsgroups: microsoft.public.msn.discussion Reply-To: br...@stanley-park.com Lines: 24 User-Agent: KNode/0.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Message-ID: <XD4bb.193242$la.3854587@news1.calgary.shaw.ca> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:36:39 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.69.255.232 X-Complaints-To: ab...@shaw.ca X-Trace: news1.calgary.shaw.ca 1064097399 24.69.255.232 (Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:36:39 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:36:39 MDT Organization: Shaw Residential Internet Xref: archiver1.google.com microsoft.public.msn.discussion:87042 Hello Dear Friends: Groklaw's Open Letter to SCO's CEO Darl McBride www.groklaw.com/article.php?story=20030920122117265 Now all of us knows that SCO's recent attack on Linux, the GPL and the open source community is merely a Microsoft funded FUD attack aimed at discrediting their most dangerous competitor. The fact is that Darl McBride recently published an open letter addressing the open source community (filed with lies, half truths and spin) which never the less must be addressed. I will not quote any of it other than to recommend you give it a read. No wonder Microsoft and it's minions are held in such contempt by the IT community. Best regards, Brian Linux Mystic open sorcerer