http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/m ... in-US.html

 

 

 

" A Texan court has granted an injunction against Microsoft, preventing it from selling copies of Word, its word-processing software. "

 

 

 

What do you think?

I call BS

I call BS

 

Agreed. I'll have to ask my dad when he gets home for confirmation, he works at Microsoft, if it's true he'll probably know.

 

 

 

EDIT: Yup, its true, asked my dad a few minutes ago. Apparently its only the old version though, like 2000 or 2003, and it only one feature that they'll have to change before they can start re-selling it.

I've seen the story on multiple sites. It's true.

It's true. It's kinda sad from Microsoft...

It'll be reversed soon I bet.

I'm pretty sure that they'll appeal it and do whatever they can to be able to sell it. But TBH, Microsoft has fined so many times, I'm surprised they've not gone bust. Sa121, it'd be great to see what your dad says. Agreed kenshinjapan.

This is interesting. We'll have to see what happens if they can't overturn the ruling.

I would personally like to see cheaper, or even free alternatives being offered if Word can't be sold.

 

 

 

It's kinda bizzare though, can't say I ever saw it coming :shock:

I would personally like to see cheaper, or even free alternatives being offered if Word can't be sold.

 

 

 

It's kinda bizzare though, can't say I ever saw it coming :shock:

 

 

 

Google Docs is a nice alternative. It doesn't have some of the nicer features of Word, but it is pretty cool since it's free.

I would personally like to see cheaper, or even free alternatives being offered if Word can't be sold.:

 

 

 

http://www.openoffice.org/

I would personally like to see cheaper, or even free alternatives being offered if Word can't be sold.

 

 

 

It's kinda bizzare though, can't say I ever saw it coming :shock:

 

Open office is a open-source Office clone. As good, if not better than Office itself. But for aesthetic purposes, I'll stick with my pirated Office 2003.

All they have to do is change what file types Word can use. I don't know how hard that'll be but it doesn't seem like its going to end Word as we know it. Give it a month a and we'll have a court somewhere reverse the ruling or MS will just get rid of the file types.

What happens to the copyright status of Microsoft Word if this decision holds?

What happens to the copyright status of Microsoft Word if this decision holds?

 

 

 

Dibs!

OpenOffice is free, Windows compatible and lighter/more efficient than Word. It also supports all formats Word does. There is no reason to pay for a commercial version.

It'll be reversed soon I bet.

 

This. Microsoft will probably settle or get the ruling overturned.

Microsoft is rich as hell, they'll buy there way out if they have too :^o

If they can't get the ruling overturned MS will have to pull all XML-related things from their software... the only advantage of that being we would all have .doc again instead of that .docx stuff (which is like impossible to open at any school or public building in America, the computers aren't updated enough... -.- ).

 

i4i, based in Toronto, Canada, claimed that Microsoft "willingly violated" a patent granted in 1998 concerning methods for reading XML, a kind of programming language.

 

 

 

 

Microsoft said it would appeal against the verdict. "We are disappointed by the court's ruling," said Kevin Kutz, a spokesman for the software giant. "We believe the evidence clearly demonstrated that we do not infringe and that the i4i patent is invalid.

 

 

 

There's three sides to every story. your side, my side, and the truth. I wonder which is the truth in this one.. 8-)

I give it 3 days before Bill Gates steps in and states "Screw the rules I have money!"

 

(yes I realise he's no longer CEO, but I don't see this ban lasting very long)

Well, they can sell Word, just not the versions that support XML. Good, we can get rid of that [bleep]ing ribbon [cabbage] at the same time!

 

 

 

I HATE IT SO MUCH!

The ban will almost certainly be overturned in a higher court. The circuit court of eastern Texas is famous for favoring the plaintiff in patent cases.

Yup, its true, asked my dad a few minutes ago. Apparently its only the old version though, like 2000 or 2003, and it only one feature that they'll have to change before they can start re-selling it. I edited this onto my previous post, just wanted to post here too for all the people who are like me and don't read back in threads. Microsoft's appealing though, it'll probably be overruled.

Yup, its true, asked my dad a few minutes ago. Apparently its only the old version though, like 2000 or 2003, and it only one feature that they'll have to change before they can start re-selling it. I edited this onto my previous post, just wanted to post here too for all the people who are like me and don't read back in threads. Microsoft's appealing though, it'll probably be overruled.

 

2007 also violates the patent.