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I would like to see how this really plays out. In IC XC, Father Anthony+ BBC Technology Story [ news.bbc.co.uk] Judge bans Microsoft Word sales
A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i.
The patent relates to the use of XML, a programming language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs.
XML is integral to Microsoft's flagship word processing software Word.
Texas district court judge Leonard Davis also filed an injunction preventing Microsoft from selling Word.
The row specifically relates to the use of Extensible Mark-up Language, or XML, documents.
I4i filed a patent in 1998 that outlined a means for "manipulating the architecture and the content of a document separately from each other" invoking XML as a means allowing users to format text documents.
XML is also used extensively among other word-processing programs such as OpenOffice.
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Earlier this year, the court found in a jury trial that Microsoft had infringed the patent and awarded i4i $200m (£120m).
In the latest ruling, the court ordered Microsoft to pay $40m (£24m) for the wilful nature of the infringement and interest on the amounts totalling more than $40m.
In a separate injunction, the court prohibited Microsoft from "selling, offering to sell, and/or importing in or into the United States" any version of the software that can open custom XML files (with file extensions .xml, .docx, or .docm).
Microsoft has 60 days to comply with the injunction but said in a statement that it will appeal the ruling.
"We are disappointed by the court's ruling," said Microsoft spokesperson Kevin Kutz.
"We believe the evidence clearly demonstrated that we do not infringe and that the i4i patent is invalid. We will appeal the verdict."
Everyone baptized into Christ should pass progressively through all the stages of Christ's own life, for in baptism he receives the power so to progress, and through the commandments he can discover and learn how to accomplish such progression. - Saint Gregory of Sinai
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No doubt motions will be filed and the lawyers will be kept busy. $290MM can buy a number of hours. Why was suit filed in Texas?
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I really have no clue if this is article-related, but I noticed overnight that Microsoft Office 2007 Home and School Edition dropped in price on amazon by 15%, to below $70. I may watch it, and if the price goes down any further consider purchasing it for an upgrade to an older version of that program I currently have on my netbook.
In IC XC,
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Everyone baptized into Christ should pass progressively through all the stages of Christ's own life, for in baptism he receives the power so to progress, and through the commandments he can discover and learn how to accomplish such progression. - Saint Gregory of Sinai
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That's good news, mine expired on my laptop and i was not going to pay the 100 + that they wanted to renew it. 
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See Pani, it pays to watch for things like this. Many a deal can be had, if you are just patient and wait to see what may come up in the way of sales. I found amazon to be great for a starting point in finding deals, unless it has to be had immediately, which is seldom the case for me.
In IC XC,
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Everyone baptized into Christ should pass progressively through all the stages of Christ's own life, for in baptism he receives the power so to progress, and through the commandments he can discover and learn how to accomplish such progression. - Saint Gregory of Sinai
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No doubt motions will be filed and the lawyers will be kept busy. $290MM can buy a number of hours. Why was suit filed in Texas? Texas, two counties in particular, iirc, are a plaintiff's paradise, with juries regularly awarding jackpot verdicts. It is the place of choice to file a class action, and a large part of the federal class action reforms of a couple of years ago . . . hawk, esq.
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