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Such is probably the case with BayStar where just the Name of Microsoft and sweet promises were enough for BayStar to risk $50 Million on the opportunity to be owed a favor by Microsoft.

Whoa! With all due respect, that is just not true. I have been in the industry for quite some time and I know that many companies are "leery" about doing business with Microsoft. Microsoft has a long track record of eventually turning on those who partner with it.

That is why I cannot believe that BayStar said "Microsoft would make it worth our while" yet have nothing to back it up with. At least, nothing they are willing to come out and admit to in public.

Yes. This has become an open secret. But, hope and greed spring eternal. If folks couldn't make themselves believe that they were exempt from getting screwed by folks you can't trust, then the Democrat party would be completely empty except for the loonies. But this isn't the case. Folks will believe what they want to.

At the time, SCO was suing IBM for 3 Billion dollars and the press was giving credence to this howler. And Microsoft comes to you saying we know this case is a lock, but we can't get our hands on it.. would you do this for us? 50 Million buys you perhaps $500 Million in a couple of years in a negotiated settlement???

It easy to see how these folks could be duped.