In the almost five years since SCO launched its attack on Linux and IBM, open-source and legal experts have predicted that SCO would fail and the company would collapse with its lawsuits. That day is one day closer at hand. On Dec. 27, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2242115,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">SCO was delisted from the Nasdaq.</A>

There's no surprise here. After several escapes from being delisted, the Nasdaq had been seeking to remove SCO from its trading floor for two reasons: The Unix company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the stock's price had declined below a dollar a share for 30 business days.