[Sussex] Judge bans Microsoft Word sales

[Dave]

> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:10:36 +0100 From: Andrew Guard
> <andrew09 at andrewguard.com> Subject: [Sussex] Judge bans Microsoft Word
> sales To: Linux <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk> Message-ID:
> <97cde03e0908121010k482cf847p16ed46b0eed24de9 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 This could be which breaks
> camels back on the idea of software patents and how very dumb it all
> is. It all down to fact that it using XML. Microsoft has be order to
> stop selling ALL copies of Word in USA.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8197990.stm
> -- PS3: Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 is the way
Further explanation at the following.  It seems that the M$ appeal will
relate to their own XML patent.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22595&tag=nl.e550

Dave P
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