Tim Bray
Life is weird.
-36 years ago, I co-founded ”Open Text Systems Inc”; today "OpenText", an enterprise software roll-up, lots of M&A of OK-but-declining companies. I've had no involvement this century.
-I see they've acquired Micro Focus, famous as the leading modern supplier of COBOL technology. Yay COBOL?
-IBM sued Micro Focus over something in their “modernization for IBM mainframe PL/I and COBOL development” product. Boo IBM?
-Judge threw the case out. Yay judge?
https://blogs.opentext.com/court-dismisses-ibms-breach-of-contract-claim-against-micro-focus-finding-the-claim-to-lack-merit/
Court Dismisses IBM’s Breach of Contract Claim Against Micro Focus Finding the Claim to Lack Merit

The Judge ruled that IBM’s contract claim against Micro Focus was deficient and lacked legal merit. Read more.

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Jun 26, 2023 at 4:56amWeb
Show threadMichael GurskiJun 26, 2023
@timbray weird, they acquired, at some point, TeamSite, which I spent a few years as a consultant and help desk supporting...
Show threadTom Fakes (he/him)Jun 26, 2023

@timbray The only COBOL I ever wrote was 4 lines of Micro Focus PC COBOL to make an Int 21 call to get the Netware IPX address of the network card in the Intel 386 PC.

1989 was a weird year.

Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)Jun 26, 2023
@timbray Micro Focus also bought the Autonomy search and cm stuff, after the HP debacle. They have a fair number of customers going down with the ship.
Show threadPacoBellJun 26, 2023
@timbray They acquired a digital fax and secure file and messaging solution from this Canadian company, Xmedius, that we use at work. That same company also acquired a different digital fax product that our county uses.
Show threadMatěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦Jun 26, 2023
@timbray And I work now for SUSE, which used to be owned by MicroFocus. Number of changes in ownership in these companies is mind-blowing.
Show threadEvan ProdromouJun 27, 2023
@timbray this post was an emotional rollercoaster