Microsoft banned from selling Word in U.S.

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Microsoft banned from selling Word in U.S.
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Neo Metallix	Aug 14 2009, 12:32 PM Post #1
~Doomsday Overlord~ Posts: 15,568 Group: =SB= Emperor Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: Doc_Of_D Game Currently Playing: Tales of Xillia	I just read this article about Microsoft having violated a patent owned by a Canadian company to help its word processor (Microsoft Word) in rendering XML documents. As such Microsoft Word cannot be sold in the United States or imported from another country. Of course, Microsoft plans to appeal the decisions - but that's just insane! Microsoft's main turf is the United States and being inable to sell word here is crazy. I had to google it because I wasn't sure the first article was entirely accurate, but it appears to be the truth! So what do you think this means for Microsoft, Microsoft Word and possibly for i4i (the company MIcrosoft 'stole' from)?
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Fwiss	Aug 14 2009, 03:30 PM Post #2
Sandopolis Act 1 Posts: 1,567 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,080 Joined: June 18, 2008 Gender: Male Steam ID: fwiss1174	Hmmm... Well, I hate Microsoft, but not allowing Microsoftware to open certain file types? Idiocy, I say, Idiocy!
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Spanner	Aug 16 2009, 05:47 PM Post #3
... Posts: 1,651 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,651 Joined: January 11, 2009 Steam ID: sonicepsilon	Office 2007 sucks. Office 2003 is superior.



~~Otaku Clause~~	Aug 16 2009, 08:20 PM Post #4
Santa's Little Helper Posts: 1,469 Group: Continue? Member #4,434 Joined: December 19, 2007	This could be a serious set-back to my writing since I don't have word at the moment...At least some version will probably come standard in my new laptop when I get it...



Spikes The Phantom	Aug 16 2009, 08:44 PM Post #5
~~=SB='s Phantom~~ Posts: 780 Group: E Rank Hero Member #274 Joined: November 12, 2006 Xbox Live Gamertag: BlakweaponX Game Currently Playing: Persona 3	I don't really believe microsoft stole. And with the money they are getting they could buy the rights to it 100 times over.
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Lord Tails Fanatic	Aug 17 2009, 05:33 AM Post #6
Posts: 4,340 Group: Former Monarchs Member #4,694 Joined: December 31, 2007	Also SOTI, 07 is superior to 03. You are probably like all these other people that just haven't gotten used to all the new features yet or been taught how to use them. That is why most people don't like it. But Microsoft not being able to sell Microsoft Word? That will be a big problem since so many people in colleges need Word, and it is what is in most of the computer labs as well. I doubt they stole it at all.
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~~Craftknight Hikari Shishioh~~	Aug 17 2009, 06:12 AM Post #7
Launch Base Act 1 Posts: 294 Group: Continue? Member #10,253 Joined: August 17, 2009	No shock to me, Microsoft are lately pushing the borders of legality to try and brutalize their way about the market today. Sooner or later, they'll trip up somewhere then feel the effects badly...



Cy-Fox	Aug 17 2009, 07:13 AM Post #8
We are still watching Posts: 3,486 Group: =SB= Kings Member #3,975 Joined: November 29, 2007 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Steam ID: cy-fox	Why bother with Microsoft Office anymore, when there's OpenOffice? Same thing basically built on open source technology, for free compared to paying about $150 a pop for Office licenses.



~~Craftknight Hikari Shishioh~~	Aug 17 2009, 07:15 AM Post #9
Launch Base Act 1 Posts: 294 Group: Continue? Member #10,253 Joined: August 17, 2009	Miles "Tails" Prower Aug 17 2009, 07:13 AM Why bother with Microsoft Office anymore, when there's OpenOffice? Same thing basically built on open source technology, for free compared to paying about $150 a pop for Office licenses. Woot for Sun Microsystems. And ironic too, since that's the suite I use too.



~~Kunzite~~	Aug 17 2009, 07:16 AM Post #10
Cute silver FTW ♥ Posts: 498 Group: Game Over :( Member #10,114 Joined: July 3, 2009	Two words. 1.LOL 2.WUT I can't beleive that. Not that I really care since I have better programs annd don't use a windows full stop.



Cy-Fox	Aug 17 2009, 07:19 AM Post #11
We are still watching Posts: 3,486 Group: =SB= Kings Member #3,975 Joined: November 29, 2007 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Steam ID: cy-fox	Craftknight Hikari Shishioh Aug 17 2009, 07:15 AM Miles "Tails" Prower Aug 17 2009, 07:13 AM Why bother with Microsoft Office anymore, when there's OpenOffice? Same thing basically built on open source technology, for free compared to paying about $150 a pop for Office licenses. Woot for Sun Microsystems. And ironic too, since that's the suite I use too. You mean w00t for Oracle. Oracle ate Sun earlier in the summer.



~~Otaku Clause~~	Aug 17 2009, 07:23 AM Post #12
Santa's Little Helper Posts: 1,469 Group: Continue? Member #4,434 Joined: December 19, 2007	Looks like I'll be able to update Gear Point soon after all...Before, I was just stuck with Wordpad, and I wasn't really going to update with such an underdeveloped word processor...



Cy-Fox	Aug 17 2009, 07:36 AM Post #13
We are still watching Posts: 3,486 Group: =SB= Kings Member #3,975 Joined: November 29, 2007 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Steam ID: cy-fox	Well to sum it up:



~~Shadre~~	Aug 17 2009, 09:01 AM Post #14
I liked it better when my name text, was normal. D: Posts: 592 Group: Continue? Member #9,266 Joined: August 3, 2008	Why go so long without claiming this? Veeery suspcious.



Neo Metallix	Aug 17 2009, 10:52 AM Post #15
~Doomsday Overlord~ Posts: 15,568 Group: =SB= Emperor Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: Doc_Of_D Game Currently Playing: Tales of Xillia	Kitsune_Otaku Aug 16 2009, 08:20 PM This could be a serious set-back to my writing since I don't have word at the moment...At least some version will probably come standard in my new laptop when I get it... Dude, there are tons of alternatives to word... Like OpenOffice posted earlier. Quote: I don't really believe microsoft stole. And with the money they are getting they could buy the rights to it 100 times over. Well MS has made a habit of stealing ideas and making them their own. Although I doubt they stole this, it's probably a patent shark, buying up patents and then finding out who violated them.
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