Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 09, 2003 01:15 AM
It used to be that only hard physical items were patentable. NO software could be patented (in the USA). The Software Industry (I think lead by Microsoft), pushed Congress to make Software Patenting a reality, as the patent lasted longer, and greater control existed in the patent, than in Copyright.
Now we are seeing the results of this.
Sad fact, but, Linux has been replacing UNIX more than Windows in the Datacenters. I would bet that SCO lost a bunch of UNIX customers to Linux and IBM hardware.
For you youngsters out there, the IBM 'Personal' Computer was never intended for individuals (home users), but, for small businesses. It was called 'Personal' since it only needed one person to use and program, unlike Mainframes of the day.
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Re:Again with the software patents!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 09, 2003 01:15 AMNow we are seeing the results of this.
Sad fact, but, Linux has been replacing UNIX more than Windows in the Datacenters. I would bet that SCO lost a bunch of UNIX customers to Linux and IBM hardware.
For you youngsters out there, the IBM 'Personal' Computer was never intended for individuals (home users), but, for small businesses. It was called 'Personal' since it only needed one person to use and program, unlike Mainframes of the day.
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