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it seems they took advantage of eBay's ignorance. Screwing people over is not a good longterm strategy When one does a $2.6 billion deal, there is no ignorance
by andreyf 17y ago
it seems they took advantage of eBay's ignorance. Screwing people over is not a good longterm strategy
When one does a $2.6 billion deal, there is no ignorance regarding what is being sold. There are teams of lawyers on both sides of the table checking and re-checking every detail.
- halo 17y agoYou'd think that, but the whole Novell/SCO affair proved that companies can pay $150m for something with neither side fully understanding what was sold.
- ghshephard 17y agoAlternatively, SCO knew precisely what it had purchased (the language is pretty clear). Likewise with Ebay.