Who knows what could end up happening to the joojoo. Maybe the IP even ends up getting bought up by some OEM vendor and sold as a new product. Or maybe they even somehow turn around and become profitable. Sure, these all sound absurd. But if TC can afford to take this to trial and make sure FG gets punished for it, why wouldn't they?
Saying that one "wouldn't be happy" implies that an emotional decision is being made rather than a rational decision.
But if TC can afford to take this to trial and make sure FG gets punished for it, why wouldn't they?
The bottom line on the P&L statement. Just because an expense can be afforded doesn't mean the expense should be incurred.
What's wrong with that? Isn't the "passion" people always talk about an emotional thing?
"One of the reasons I'm rich is because I never let my money get mad"
Sounds like good advice to me.
It's important, if you are a significant enough business or even a private individual, to realize that knuckling under on one case might invite others. IBM's stance, and I'd imagine it's also the stance of many other major companies and wealthy individuals, is analogous to governments that have a blanket policy against negotiating with terrorists or meeting ransom demands. In the short run, it might not be the easier or cheaper route out, but in the long run the alternative might be opening yourself up to death by a thousand cuts.
The lawsuit is entitled "SCO v. IBM", not "IBM v. SCO".