[CS-FSLUG] NI: Microsoft XML technologies and patents drawing fire from multiple quarters!

[Fred A. Miller]

Microsoft XML technologies, patents drawing fire 

"XML-based file formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint -- formats that 
Microsoft has claimed to be "open" — are getting some heat for not only 
pushing the boundaries on the definition of open, but also for the validity 
of the patents behind them. The patents behind other Microsoft XML 
technologies are under heavy scrutiny too. Is the company in the throes of a 
painful but necessary transition to a fully open world?"

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1497&tag=nl.e539

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