SCO Sucks

[Kurt Wall]

Quoth James McDonald:
> > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:52:21 -0400
> > Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> >
> >> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030805/latu094_1.html
> >>
> >> A desktop license is only $199; single CPU servers are $699.
> >> After October 15th, prices go up, so act now! Fucking bastards.
> >>
> >
> > I bet this sells about as well as Yugos!
> 
> So hang on the court case hasn't even proved yes or no regarding SCO's
> claims... what would possess anyone to pay over money for a license?

Caving to FUD^h^h^h extortion. It certainly looks like extortion to
me:

>From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Extortion \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.]
     1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting
        anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any
        undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
  
     2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly
        claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of
        value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it
        is due. --Abbott.
  
     3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.

Kurt
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