Microsoft banned from selling Microsoft Word in the US?

[Smith6612]

Well, apparently the US Patent whores are in full swing again, because now I'm running illegal software on my PCs from Microsoft (not those machines I have running OpenOffice) :biggrin:. Read the articles and see for yourself.

http://mashable.com/2009/08/12/word-patent/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3712

Who here agrees with me that the Copyrights and Patents in the world need to be nuked and the system re-designed? It seems to be about the money now a days (which is why everything I put up online is free to use. I don't care what you do with my content that I upload. Just don't copyright it as your own!).

 

[alexandgruntz]

Bad, BAD idea.

So they're saying I paid $250 for software that is now illegal? I may as well resurrect my pirated copies.

EDIT: 666th post hnoes:

 

[Brandon]

Bad, BAD idea.

So they're saying I paid $250 for software that is now illegal? I may as well resurrect my pirated copies.

EDIT: 666th post hnoes:

The software itself is not illegal, just the XML reading parts are.

 

[CoolFinalFan]

The software itself is not illegal, just the XML reading parts are! Read more here > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/6054198/Microsoft-appeals-against-Word-ban.html

A Texan court has ruled that Microsoft must stop selling Word in the United States, after finding the software giant guilty of copyright infringement Photo:
The ban was imposed after a Texan court ruled that Microsoft had breached patents owned by a software company, i4i Ltd, pertaining to the way Word handles XML, a type of programming language.

© Copyright of Telegraph Media Group Limited 2009

 

[xav0989]

I'm happy to be in Canada, then, my software won't turn illegal after that ruling!

Although i4i is a Toronto firm.

 

[descalzo]

Gee, Microsoft 'borrowed' some ideas from another company. I'm shocked!

800 lb gorilla caught stealing bananas from chimps again.

 

[ichwar]

I'm happy to be in Canada, then, my software won't turn illegal after that ruling!

Although i4i is a Toronto firm.

I'm happy that I run Linux. Then I know my software isn't going to get me a fine out of the blue just by owning it. :biggrin: