Interesting to hear Bill Gates directly deny funding the SCO lawsuit through Baystar, when Baystar testified that it happened. Niall also talks with Bill about recent software patent "cross licensing with SUSE linux

There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to fund lawsuits against the competition. If MS did fund the lawsuit they should be honest about it, but it's not as though who funds the suit really changes the merits (or alleged) of the case.

Either there is a case or there isn't, that is independent of MS money.