SCO Shrinks as Other Linux Companies Expand

SCO Group is laying off employees at its Santa Cruz office, prompting speculation as to the real motive for the move throughout the Linux industry, LinuxInsider has learned. Competitors queried by LinuxInsider said they had not heard of the layoffs previously and found them "interesting." A report in a local newspaper in California indicated there were "companywide consolidations and layoffs" that cut less than 10 percent of The SCO Group's worldwide workforce, which was trimmed by at least 12 positions from the Santa Cruz office.

A company spokesperson, Blake Stowell, did not reply to questions posed by LinuxInsider on the matter. But he told the local California paper, "Basically, the company has had a goal for this upcoming third quarter to make sure our core Unix business is a profitable business. In order for us to do that we needed to make some cuts."

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