[ale] SCO Developer Pool Question

[Christopher Fowler]

Maybe they are refering to VARs?

On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 10:31:40AM -0400, John Marasco wrote:
> Here is the "Company Profile" from the SCO web page:
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> *
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> *The SCO Group (SCO)* is a provider of software solutions for small- to 
> medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and replicated branch offices. SCO 
> solutions include UNIX platforms; messaging, authentication, and 
> e-business tools; and services that include technical support, 
> education, consulting, and solution provider support programs.
> 
> Based in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a worldwide presence with representation 
> in 82 countries. This infrastructure enables SCO to provide local 
> support and dependable solutions to businesses around the world. In 
> addition, SCO has a channel of more than 11,000 solution providers, a 
> developer network of nearly 8,000, thousands of direct account customers 
> and an installed base of more than two million systems.
> 
> SCO solutions are divided into three broad areas: operating systems, 
> extended platform and services.
> 
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> 
> Here is the information they are releasing with their current PR 
> announcements:
> 
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> 
> About The SCO Group
> 
> The SCO Group (SCOX 
> <https://us.etrade.com/e/t/invest/quotesresearch?qmenu=2&prod=SCOX:US:EQ>, 
> Trade <https://us.etrade.com/e/t/applogic/OrderForm?Symbol=SCOX>) helps 
> millions of customers in more than 82 countries to grow their businesses 
> with UNIX business solutions. Headquartered in Lindon, Utah, SCO has a 
> worldwide network of more than 11,000 resellers and 4,000 developers. 
> SCO Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to 
> all partners and customers. For more information on SCO products and 
> services visit http://www.sco.com .
> 
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> 
> My question is, how does a company with less than 300 employees boast of 
> a "worldwide network" of over 4,000 developers?  Are they talking about 
> open source developers?  Didn't SCO stop selling open source software?  
> I wonder at what point this sort of claim leads to false expectations 
> (such as that 4,000 developers are somehow thinking about and working on 
> products purchased from SCO) and then falls under the "false 
> advertising" catagorization?
> 
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