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The future of The SCO Group ([[TSCOG]]), which claims copyright ownership of Unix, is in danger by open software products like [[Linux]]. In 2004 they were involved in five lawsuits related to Linux (they sued in 2003 and early 2004 four companies and they were sued by Novell) and they threatened Linux end users if they didn't pay licences. Microsoft directly and indirectly pumped money into The SCO Group because Linux is also a threat to their profit and monopoly so spreading [[FUD]] about Linux is also in Microsoft's interest. (''see also'' [[SCO Group campaign against the free Linux OS]])
In articles published on October 3, 2003 [http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031003-052555-4332r] and July 24, 2004 [http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20040724-021913-7198r.htm] Gregory Fossedal was suggesting that buying stocks of The SCO group was a good investment. The closing price of that stock before that first article was $16.90 [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=SCOX&a=09&b=15&c=2003&d=10&e=30&f=2003&g=d] and the closing price before the last article was $4.25 [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=SCOX&a=06&b=15&c=2004&d=06&e=27&f=2004&g=d] so that is a 75 percent loss in less than 10 months. He however also suggested buying Red Hat and VA Linux, and suggested shorting Sun and Oracle. He concluded the article by saying that the future belonged to Open Source. His October 2003 article concludes: "Sell the proprietary software makers, buy the feisty open-source servicers. If the software behemoths awake, you'll read about it first here. In the meantime, that low rumble you hear from Santa Clara, Redwood City, and Redmond isn't a giant stirring. It's just a loud snore." Open Source is indeed a beautiful thing. In the context of online journalism, it means that one-sided smears don't stand unanswered.
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