[ale] [Fwd: Microsoft can't sell `Word' in US]

[Justin Caratzas]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 06:51:58PM -0600, JK wrote:
> Scott Castaline wrote:
> > On 08/12/2009 03:48 PM, Geoffrey wrote:
> >> You gotta love this one....
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: Microsoft can't sell `Word' in US
> >> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:58:10 -0700
> >> From: glen mccready<gkm at petting-zoo.net>
> >> Reply-To: deadbeef at petting-zoo.net
> >> To: 0xdeadbeef<0xdeadbeef at petting-zoo.net>
> >> CC: Keith Bostic<bostic at bostic.com>
> >>
> >> http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/176223.asp
> >>
> >> A Texas judge ruled Tuesday that Microsoft cannot sell one of its
> >> flagship products, Word, in the United States because of patent
> >> infringement.
> >>
> >> You read that right: Microsoft cannot sell Word, the judge ruled.
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>
> > I wonder what impact it'll have on the OOxml vs. ODF as the document 
> > standard?
> 
> 
> I read the patent, entitled "Method and System for Manipulating the
> Architecture and Content of a Document Separately From Each Other".
> It seems to me that LOTS of stuff potentially infringes it (including
> CSS, if I'm not mistaken).  However, I'd be surprised if there weren't
> prior art. The patent was filed in 1994.
> 
> Disclaimer: IANAL, etc.
> 
> -- JK

MS is just going to cut a check, which is a miniscule % of what they
bring in each year.  Just the cost of doing business.

Justin

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