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If "annihilation" seems like too strong a word, understand this: If Novell gets the preliminary injunction it's asking for, SCO will no longer have any money. None. SCO would be out of business -- something IBM, Red Hat, AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler could never have made happen.

What would bankruptcy "do for" or "do to" SCO?

Well, generally a bankruptcy filing permits the company to get their affairs in order while holding off paying creditors for awhile. That is nice, you say. But what else does it do?

It puts a "trustee" in charge. (That means someone else.) ... a trustee would know law suits.

All of sudden neither the current lawyers for SCO nor the current management at SCO would be calling the shots. You know, the shots across the bows of IBM, Red Hat, DaimlerChrysler, Autozone, Novell or even all those Linux customers. . . .

Certainly, if a review of the ... cases showed solid evidence those cases would likely continue. ... But if the review only discloses smoke, mirrors, fraud, deceit, false public claims and misrepresentations, substantial changes could be in the works. . . .

[T]he trustee is only going to care about protecting the SCO corporate assets and getting out from money losing cases and business plans ... Just keep in mind that Red Hat, IBM and now Novell have sued for damages caused by SCO's false public statements. And the trustee will be making its own decision on those key issues as well. Should the trustee decide SCO does not hold those copyrights, SCO is done. Get out the fork.