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Some companies have the possibility to survive because of clients which are dependent on their solutions. The OpenServer case includes big names like fujitsu, m

• tyingq 6y ago
  I'm sure it's possible they are still using it, but that's just saying McDonald's used it in 2004. For example, even this current page http://www.sco.com/5reasons/ http://www.sco.com/5reasons/ has a claim that McDonald's is using it. But the quote is from John Doty, who last worked at McDonalds in 2001. Edit: Googling around a bit, it seems like they switched to something called "New-POS", which runs on Windows. It was originally from a company called Savista, later re-named Torex. The software was purchased outright with source code and is now maintained in-house, and called "NP6". So it seems unlikely McDonald's has any real amount of SCO left. Apparently McDonald's was their largest client, so that's notable.
  • mtrower 6y ago
    As an aside, “New-POS” was an accurate moniker in more ways than one...