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Microsoft Office Word Sale: Nowadays I read an write-up that stated Microsoft ought to cease the sale of word and office 2007 as of 1/11/10. Will it be banned forever? Or just a sure period of time?
Will J…it says in the United States. U really should attempt studying the whole post up coming time.
Answer by dis_orient_ed
It really is april 1st for the jokes, not January 1st.
Answer by Will J
Just in Europe. Study the complete write-up up coming time.
Answer by Trollercoaster
No, it was a patent suit that they lost with regards to the use of XML in the Office 2007 file format. Either they’ll cut a licensing deal before that date or they’ll just revert to the 2003 format.
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It not banned, there is a copyright issue, they are bringing out another new version
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Tuesday, federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program by January 11, 2010 and pay a Canadian software company, i4i Inc., about $ 290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower court.
But people looking to buy Word or Microsoft’s Office package in the U.S. won’t have to go without the software. Microsoft said today it expects that new versions of the product, with the computer code in question removed, will be ready for sale when the injunction begins on Jan. 11.
Toronto-based i4i Inc. sued Microsoft in 2007, saying it owned the technology behind a tool in the popular word processing program. The technology in question gives Word users an improved way to edit XML, or code that tells the program how to interpret and display a document’s contents.
However, today a Texas jury found that Microsoft Word willfully infringed on the patent. Microsoft appealed that decision, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the lower court’s damage award and the injunction against future sales of infringing copies of Word.
Loudon Owen, Chairman of i4i, says, “We couldn’t be more pleased with the ruling from the appeals court which upheld the lower court’s decision in its entirety. This is both a vindication for i4i and a war cry for talented inventors whose patents are infringed.” Mr. Owen adds, “The same guts and integrity that are needed to invent and go against the herd, are at the heart of success in patent litigation against a behemoth like Microsoft. Congratulations to our entire team who provided such dynamic leadership, courage and tenacity!”
Michel Vulpe, founder and co-inventor of i4i, says, “This ruling is clear and convincing evidence that our case was just and right, and that Microsoft wilfully infringed our patent.” Mr. Vulpe adds, “i4i is especially pleased with the court’s decision to uphold the injunction, an important step in protecting the property rights of small inventors. We will continue to fully and vigorously enforce our rights and we invite all potential customers interested in custom XML to contact us.”
Microsoft said it has been preparing for such a judgment since August. Copies of Word and Office sold before Jan. 11 aren’t affected by the court’s decision. And Microsoft said it has “put the wheels in motion to remove this little-used feature” from versions of Word 2007 and Office 2007 that would be sold after that date.
“Beta” or test versions of Word 2010 and Office 2010, expected to be finalized next year, do not contain the offending code.
Microsoft says it may appeal further (and most likely will), asking for either a rehearing in front of the appeals court’s full panel of judges or in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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What’s more, the patents involved here don’t cover XML itself, but rather the specific algorithms used to read and write custom XML — so OpenOffice users can breathe easy, as i4i has said the suite doesn’t infringe. Existing Office users should also be fine, as only future sales of Word are affected by the ruling, not any already-sold products.