Welcome to the world of surprising patent lawsuits. A Texas judge ruled Tuesday that Microsoft cannot sell Word – yes, Microsoft Word, the cornerstone of Microsoft Office – in the United States.

Judge: Microsoft Banned from Selling Word in the US

Odd that this is "re"-surfacing now.

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I'm getting 404's on those links, didn't realise it was old news though....

If he is a state judge I can't see how he can prvent them from selling word in any part of the US. Furthermore from Wikipedia:

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a general-purpose specification for creating custom markup languages, known as XML dialects. It is a fee-free open standard[1][2] that specifies grammar and parsing requirements that dialects must meet. XML was designed to support simplicity, generality, and usability over the Internet,[3] and lets dialect designers choose what markup elements they create.

Throughout a good chunk of Microsoft's history, different companies, individuals, and even governments have brought MS to court for various reasons. People that want to cash in on their success.

Originally Posted by D-A-L

I'm getting 404's on those links, didn't realise it was old news though....

Hmmm, don't know what happened but they are fixed now.

I saw that (MS Banned from selling Word in U.S.) the other day. Sure glad I use Open Office... ;>)

Well I'm not giving back my MS Word 2007... LOL

I think I saw MS throw out the red flag.

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Originally Posted by dobhar

Well I'm not giving back my MS Word 2007... LOL

LOL, I'm with you on that!