Darl McBride
Darl McBride | |
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| Born | Darl McBride 24 November 1959 |
| Died | 16 September 2024 (aged 64) |
| 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 |
Darl Charles McBride (24 November 1959 – 16 September 2024) was an American entrepreneur and CEO of Shout TV Inc. He was the former CEO of The SCO Group. On March 7, 2003, during McBride's tenure as CEO of the company, the company initiated the SCO v. IBM litigation 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.