They included: "Server Matrix", which served the low-price end of the market; "Total Control", which featured servers with complete remote control, such as Dell DRAC and Remote Console capabilities; Orbit was the main way customers knew they were dealing with The Planet as a company rather than with one of the different brands they operated.

[4] In May 2006, private equity firm GI Partners bought a controlling investment in Everyone's Internet.

[5] At the same time, Everyone's Internet announced that it was merging with The Planet, in which GI Partners had invested.

Some users were upset because PeoplePC requires a dialer, which does not work on all operating systems, and therefore opted to move to other Internet service providers.

Robert Marsh, CEO of Everyones Internet, said that although EV1 had lost some hosting business since the deal, it was not out of line with the number of sites EV1 loses in a typical month.

[8] A Utah court document[9] filed on April 5, 2006, revealed that Robert Marsh, co-founder and CEO of EV1, was misled by SCO's Philip Langer's claims when making the deal, and that EV1 paid $800,000 for the license.