| ] SALT LAKE CITY %u2014 SCO Group posted a] larger-than-expected loss in the second quarter as
 ] revenue dropped and expenses mounted in its legal fight
 ] over claims that the Linux operating system infringes on
 ] the company's intellectual property.
 ]
 ] Lindon, Utah-based SCO lost $14.9 million, or $1.06 per
 ] share, in the three months ended April 30. That compared
 ] with a profit of $4.5 million, or 33 cents a share, for
 ] the year-earlier quarter, the company said Thursday.
 ]
 ] Revenue decreased by more than half to $10.1 million from
 ] $21.3 million.
 ]
 ] Analysts were expecting a loss of 33 cents per share on
 ] sales of $11.6 million, according to a survey by Thomson
 ] First Call.
 ]
 ] Shares of SCO closed at $4.89, down 55 cents, or more
 ] than 10%, in Thursday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
 Good news.  Maybe they go bankrupt. |