Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 12th Aug 2009 17:55 UTC, submitted by Laurence
Law and Order In what some will undoubtedly call ironic, Microsoft has been declared guilty of wilfully infringing upon an XML patent held by the Canadian company i4i. The judge has ordered Microsoft to pay a fine of 290 million USD, and has barred Microsoft from selling Word in the United States if the company doesn't comply within 60 days (a detail omitted by many). Microsoft has already announced it will appeal the judge's decision.
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weren't unaware
by MamiyaOtaru on Sat 15th Aug 2009 07:04 UTC
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We saw [i4i's products] some time ago and met its creators. Word 11 will make it obsolete
- Martin Sawicki, of Microsoft's XML for Word development team, via email

DOH