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Rex Ballard wrote:
> 
> Dag Bakke wrote:
> 
> > r.e.ballard@usa.net wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <1998062807183800.DAA19442@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
> > >   eddisj@aol.com (EddisJ) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The stratagy MS needs to use seems ridiculously simple, and amazingly within
> > > > reach of Microsofts reach:
> > >
> > > Actually not:
> > >
> > [stuff deleted]
> >
> >
> > > There's only one problem.  Microsoft made a little deal with SCO that forbids
> > > them from ever reentering the UNIX market again.  Gates owns a good chunk of
> > > SCO, but so do Sun, HP, IBM, DEC (Now Compaq), Novell, and several other
> > > "friends" of Microsoft.  The contract is pretty solid, and was clearly
> > > negotiated with the understanding that for SCO to buy Xenix without getting
> >
> > [yet more stuff deleted]
> >
> > Tell me more...
> > Do you have any details about this contract? (Probably, as you seem to
> > know SCO very well.)  Or pointers to such details?
> > And what constitutes "a Unix"? Is it the look and feel? Targeted market?
> > (The point that Unix is a trademark is a different issue)

Very interesting stuff. It seems BG shot himself in the leg some time
ago...

Thanks a lot!


Dag B

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