Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 11th Jun 2003 21:39 UTC
Apple Computer is being sued by The Open Group, the San Francisco company that claims ownership of the Unix trademark, for using the term Unix in conjunction with its Mac OS X operating system without a license. Apple has countersued, asking a judge to declare that the trademark is invalid, because the term Unix has become generic. This legal battle, though separate from SCO's recent claim that Linux uses copyrighted Unix source code, adds further fire to the debate over the custody of Unix--the 30 plus-year old OS originally developed by AT&T.
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Why is it that companies wait months, if not years after claims like this are made before they sue? I seem to recall Mac OS X when it was a 'dot oh' product being claimed as being Unix based. it's not like they just started doing it last week.
to me that should say something. I swear it's like a bunch of irrelevant companies have started going 'oh wait, let's sue folks cuz they are and they're stock is going up...'