Darl McBride | |
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Born | Darl McBride 24 November 1959 |
Died | September 16, 2024 | (aged 64)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.S.) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Master's degree) |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | CEO of Shout, former CEO of SCO Group |
Spouse | Andrea Kimball McBride |
Children | 7 |
Website | darlmcbride |
Darl Charles McBride (24 November 1959 – 16 September 2024) was an entrepreneur and CEO of Shout TV Inc. McBride was known as the former CEO of The SCO Group. On March 7, 2003, during McBride's tenure as CEO of the company, The SCO Group initiated litigation (SCO v. IBM) against IBM, alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement claims connected to Unix. SCO Group lost in a series of court battles, and was eventually forced into bankruptcy.[1]