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Created by : Leena Pawar, Tech Architect, IT Infotech  | 12 23 2009 12:13:09 +0000
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In recent news, it is said that Microsoft needs to pay $290 million or stop selling Word, after U.S. court upheld patent infringement charges alleged by i4i, a Canadian based company. i4i claimed that XML code used in Word 2003 and 2007 violates patents developed by them.
Toronto-based i4i sells custom-XML add-ons to the ubiquitous word-processing software. 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:

  1. Selling, offering to sell, and/or importing in or into the United States any Infringing and Future Word Products that have the capability of opening a .XML, .DOCX, or .DOCM file (“an XML file”) containing custom XML;

  2. Using any Infringing and Future Word Products to open an XML file containing custom XML;

  3.Instructing or encouraging anyone to use any Infringing and Future Word Products to open an XML file containing custom XML;

  4. Providing support or assistance to anyone that describes how to use any infringing and Future Word Products to open an XML file containing custom XML;

  5. Testing, demonstrating, or marketing the ability of the Infringing and Future Word Products to open an XML file containing custom XML.

This injunction does not apply to any of the above actions wherein the Infringing and Future Word Products open an XML file as plain text.

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i4i actually sells XML products for Word, making that company reliant on the ecosystem.mIt may be a fact that Microsoft created Word (or maybe acquired it somehow and then enhanced it). But inside of Word are hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of lines of XML codes. Microsoft is adept at stealing technology that belongs to others and making it their own Microsoft did mistake by violating the patent laws. They should appeal and try to make an agreement with i4i and not to repeat this mistake in future.


By Leena Pawar, Tech Architect, IT Infotech  12 23 2009 12:13:09 +0000
 
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i dont think it is going to b good for the whole world ..... as most of the organizations are using the MS product and they are going to suffer if they loose this privilege ...


By Arindam Das, Developer/Programmer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  | 01 04 2010 07:21:50 +0000
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This is not a good news. Many people rely on Microsoft products. This news is indeed bad for them. Specially 1 million Americans users of Microsoft will suffer the most. I hope remedial measures are taken very soon and pray this thing not to happen at least in India.


By Smita Dalvi, Sales/BD Manager, Hewlett-Packard  | 12 23 2009 12:31:32 +0000
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