Microsoft Can't Sell Word Anymore
 

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 and Texas as 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.

OK. I'm computer DUMB, what does this mean?

Microsoft jacked word from a Canadian

Not word, but some feature in word that they included in 2007.
They already paid him 27 million or something, but now a judge is ruling that they owe him more for something. One of two things will happen:
~MS will pay a little more to settle
~Another judge will over-turn this ruling

oh well.... business is business i guess http://animepisodes.info/images/1fff...b63650534a.jpg ;)

Interesting...

Word.

LoL Perfect. :icon18::tup:

Pun intended? LOL.

Microsoft = http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dlkAw43cLC0/SS...0/11-owned.jpg

They stole dos from some schlep who didnt know what he had, they stole windows from apple, why not steal "office" too?

:werd:?

Mac FTW

Oh noes! Bill Gates will have to settle for a Gulf Stream 2 instead of a Gulf Stream 3! That pos doesn't even come with marble floors!

That's not a lot of money for them, but I'm sure they will appeal it for years.