SCO zombie about to die - files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

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Failed anti-Linux litigator decides to wind itself up

SCO, the low-end Unix software vendor that sought to claim intellectual property rights over the popular open-source operating system Linux, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the first stage in i...

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