Summary: The many things that SCO and Linspire have in common; the verdict is in regarding the Kevin Carmony vs. Michael Robertson case

TWO years ago Linspire's founder sold the company's assets to Xandros and it has been over a year since we last heard about the legal fight this led to (within Linspire). Basically, Kevin Carmony and others alleged that Michael Robertson did not say where the money went and they have been fighting quite viciously for quite a long while. Well, a verdict is finally in, a long time after it had all begun:

Carmony, who sold out to Steve Ballmer 3 years ago, tells the story in his blog:

Once again, Michael Robertson's bullying has been put to an end by the greatest legal system in the world. Yesterday, a jury vindicated four former Linspire employees who were being wrongly abused and attacked by Michael Robertson. He knew these employees had done nothing wrong, but used them as innocent pawns in his attacks.

Another company which is selling virtually all of its assets is SCO [1, 2, 3] and we have found two more articles about it [1, 2]. SCO and Linspire have several things in common

1. Both companies were once in the GNU/Linux business, still obsessed with proprietary software
2. Both companies received money from Microsoft to FUD Linux
3. Both companies are/were selling all their assets
4. All that remains in both companies is a legal battle

The world needs neither SCO nor Linspire. ⬆