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Title: Microsoft Word Sales Face U.S. Ban (appeal court confirms)
Post by: Hermite15 on December 22, 2009, 10:26:28 PM
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Appeals court says software maker must halt distribution of popular program unless patent-friendly changes are made
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222003019
Title: Re: Microsoft Word Sales Face U.S. Ban (appeal court confirms)
Post by: Jtaylor83 on December 22, 2009, 11:02:48 PM
This is ridiculous. i4i has no business in meddling with Microsoft.

i4i just wants power.

I suppose i4i is planning to sue Sun Microsystems because of OpenOffice using their XML tags.

Sorry for the overreaction.

Looks like it's back to the typewriter for business people.
Title: Re: Microsoft Word Sales Face U.S. Ban (appeal court confirms)
Post by: Hermite15 on December 22, 2009, 11:13:11 PM
don't be sorry, I agree with you

edit:...but also consider how many companies have been or/and are sued by Microsoft over patent infringement. So there's something funny going on now  :D I don't support this Canadian company, I don't think they're right and I agree they do look for recognition and power, but they involuntarily get something unexpected happen  ;D
Title: Re: Microsoft Word Sales Face U.S. Ban (appeal court confirms)
Post by: Jtaylor83 on December 22, 2009, 11:33:11 PM
Update:

Microsoft (http://news.cnet.com/microsoft-news/?keyword=i4i) is going to remove the XML feature from their products from all copies of MS Word '07 that would be sold on or after January 11, 2010 and MS Word 2010 is being designed without infringing the technology.
Title: Re: Microsoft Word Sales Face U.S. Ban (appeal court confirms)
Post by: Chris Thomas on December 23, 2009, 04:22:48 PM
Microsoft is even getting sued over the "Bing" trademark

Microsoft has issued a patch for its Office 2007 product that brings the desktop suite into compliance with a court edict