SCO: Put a fork in it.

SCO says there is 'substantial doubt' it will survive: In SEC filing, company cites cash Chapter 11, legal setbacks By Robert McMillan September 18, 2007 (Computerworld) -- With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM Corp. unraveling, The SCO Group Inc. says there is doubt that it will remain afloat. SCO made the statement in its most recent quarterly U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement, filed today. The company cited its recent motion for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as well as a recent court setback relating to its intellectual-property claims as reasons for worry. (ComputerWorld)

Woohoo! Put the Champagne on ice and tell the fat lady to start warming up. One of the nastiest, most backward cases of FUD is about over and it could not happen to a nice bunch of morons. I do not know what is in the water in the SCO building, but clearly, they lost their way and a good company became the epitome of what bad corporations can do to the reputation, not only of themselves but almost an entire industry.

Almost single handedly, SCO has set back the ability of the consumer to choose and that is a pity. Fortunately, the European Union has slapped the mighty Microsoft's wrist and the International Standards Organization went thumbs down on a restrictive Microsoft "standard" too, so this is turning into a banner month. Since Apple has announced it does not want to go after the corporate desktop (which is probably a good decision) more work needs to be done in the Open Source community to show that there is an alternative to putting a file server under every user's desktop.