Here we go again
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| caitlyn Dec 03, 2009 11:48 AM EDT |
I just wish some court somewhere would put SCO out of our misery already. I guess whatever the outcome in March there will be some basis for appeal and this thing will keep going and going and going longer than the Energizer bunny. |
| phsolide Dec 03, 2009 1:51 PM EDT |
Personally, I think the fix is in on this one, just like it was in the MSFT anti-trust trial. Only when a blind person could see it, does a ruling go in favor of Novell, IBM, Red Hat, or any other defendant. Any other time, SCO gets their way: overlength memos, requests for delays, bankruptcy recovery plans that always fall through, they're getting by with *everything*. The obvious connection here is that one of SCO's lawyers is the son of Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, and a lot of the Utah judges sorta kinda owe Senator Hatch one. But what about the Occult Hand of Microsoft? 10s of billions don't cost you influence anywhere. A general, "atmospheric" pro-Microsoft attitude probably pervades the Federal Government. |
| Bob_Robertson Dec 03, 2009 2:35 PM EDT |
I must agree, Phsolide. I have never heard of so much abuse of court procedures, failure to obey court orders, obvious foot-dragging, not getting the judge's ire. I'm not much of a believer in conspiracy theories, much to the surprise of a few here I'm sure. This one is not a theory: SCO is getting serious preferential treatment in this case(s). |
| gus3 Dec 03, 2009 5:29 PM EDT |
One thing PJ has repeatedly pointed out: By giving SCO so much leeway, when they lose the case later, it greatly reduces the odds of a successful appeal. |
| tuxchick Dec 03, 2009 6:33 PM EDT |
yeah gus, when their appeal is finally heard in Y3K they probably will not win. |
| jdixon Dec 03, 2009 9:34 PM EDT |
> it greatly reduces the odds of a successful appeal. It does? Then why was the summary judgment overturned on appeal? |
| gus3 Dec 04, 2009 1:07 AM EDT |
"Odds", not "possibility". Plus, the judgment being summary makes it much more likely to be overturned, for the simple reason that it's a judgment granted without a full trial. |
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