Microsoft millions back SCO case: More on the Microsoft money rolling in the back door of SCO.
The SEC filing confirms that Microsoft, which has much to gain from dissuading businesses from adopting Linux, has paid at least two sums to SCO to licence Unix, the second for $8m.[…]James Governor, principal analyst at Red Monk, told vnunet.com: ‘Microsoft bankrolling a test case in the area of who owns the code for open source is not really so surprising. Microsoft understands that money talks.’”
Is Microsoft Behind SCO's $50 Million Cash Infusion?: Rumors are flying that Microsoft has found a new way to funnel money to SCO — back-door financing on the war with Linux. "Hot on the heels of The SCO Group's announcement that BayStar Capital has invested $50 million in the company, questions…