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[CS-FSLUG] Microsoft Patent Lawsuit Could Spell Trouble for Open-Source Format

Fred A. Miller fmiller at lightlink.com
Fri Aug 14 17:52:37 CDT 2009


Microsoft Word was ruled in violation of an XML-related patent by a
Texas judge, who ordered Microsoft to stop selling its productivity
suite and pay a small Canadian company, i4i, nearly $300 million.
However, the lawsuit could also present trouble down the road for
XML-based OpenDocument Format, an open-source alternative for
spreadsheets, word-processing and other productivity applications.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Patent-Lawsuit-Could-Spell-Trouble-for-OpenSource-Format-437250/

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