Heh-heh. Chickens are coming home to roost at long last.... I can't say I am happy with the ruling, but I have had concerns with the disopportunity of M$ miusing the XML patent once it was submitted, and now that it is approved. And I do not trust a M$ rep when he/she says M$ is not going (planning yet) to enforce the patent.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] M$ banned from selling Word inthe USA? > > <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! > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > SQL Server DBA > Web and Winform Development > Independent Contractor > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
