[CS-FSLUG] Texas Judge Rules Microsoft Can't Sell Word Anymore

[Frank Bax]

Washington Post needs to use a better spell-checker.



Fred A. Miller wrote:
> OpenOffice rules anyway!
> 
> Fred
> 
> Texas Judge Rules Microsoft Can't Sell Word Anymore
> 	
> Go ahead and clean up the coffee you just spit all over your keyboard.
> We'll wait. Back? OK. A judge in Texas ruled that Microsoft Word's XML
> systems violate patents by Toronoto-based i4i Inc. Word uses XML in
> reading and writing XML, DOCX, and DOCM files.The lawsuit alleges that
> MS violated i4i's 1998 XML patent #5,787,449. The injunction will go
> into effect in 60 days and prevent Microsoft from selling or
> demonstrating Microsoft Word. MS will have to pay i4i about $290 million
> in damages.
> 
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081201409.html
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