Re: Microsoft Uses NDAs To Cripple Competitors (was: Guilty, 'til proven guilty

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From: Robert Davies
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 00:00

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The gist of it was, that M$ required license fees for old code, that was
inherited into System V release 4 from Xenix.  SCO didn't want that code
anymore wanted it out, as it's no longer needed, but M$ pressed a suit,
claiming ridiculously large license fees.  Those fees had been agreed at the
time when Novell bought UNIX (tm) and came out with UNIXware.

Out of the case supposedly merged all sorts of dealings, M$ had a stake in
SCO in return for Xenix etc etc

Rob

Bob Lyday <lydayfamily@diespammersdie.sierratel.com> wrote in message
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> Robert Moir wrote:
> >

> Sorry Robert can't remember it.  Perhaps you can do a search on
> it.  I read the article all right and there was some kind of
> suit over M$ and SCO.  M$ settled out of court as always.  It
> involved accusations of restraint of trade.

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From: "Robert Davies" <Rob_Davies@NTLWorld.Com>
Subject: Re: Microsoft Uses NDAs To Cripple Competitors (was: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
Date: 2000/04/07
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