On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 09:45, Stephen Russell<[email protected]> wrote: > <http://mashable.com/2009/08/12/word-patent/> > > The injunction reads: > > Microsoft Corporation is hereby permanently enjoined from > performing the following actions with Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft > Word 2007, and Microsoft Word products not more than colorably > different from Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Word 2007 > (collectively “Infringing and Future Word Products”) during the term > of U.S. Patent No. 5,787,449: > > holy shit batman!
Ummmm.... isn't the definition of XML pretty much that all XML is "custom XML"? I think the only big check MS should be writing here is to their lawyers, unless there's something really non-obvious about that patent... _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
