Microsoft says it’s not bankrolling Linux opponent:
Microsoft Corp. yesterday denied any financial involvement in a deal that provided $50 million to a company battling against users of Linux, the open-source operating system that has emerged as a competitive threat to Microsoft Windows.
Well, I guess it was this or a “no comment.” If anyone is trying to scare people away from Open Source alternatives, it doesn’t seem to be working.
Theories about Microsoft aside, SCO’s suits don’t seem to be slowing Linux’s growth, said Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox: “As near as we can tell, anecdotally, SCO’s original lawsuit has had no significant impact on the number of companies experimenting with Linux.”