[LINK] web: Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word

Fri Aug 14 21:33:35 AEST 2009

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, David Goldstein wrote:

> I'd hate a reasonable argument to interfere with the hyperbole, but see this article from The Register at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/13/microsoft_word_patent_i4i/ or http://out-law.com/page-10254 for an outline of the case as it currently stands.
>
> And geez Rachel, you really seem to have a problem with life...

I never realised my life was under such intent scrutiny (looks for  around 
for a tinfoil hat and a camera in the ceiling).

Thanks for the heads up.  I will have to be more careful what I say to you 
next time lest I am berated once again by your warm charm and lively wit.

You can logout now.

rachel

> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "grove at zeta.org.au" <grove at zeta.org.au>
>> To: David Goldstein <wavey_one at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: Link Mailing List <link at anu.edu.au>
>> Sent: Thursday, 13 August, 2009 2:45:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LINK] web: Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, David Goldstein wrote:
>>
>>> A bit rich to single out Microsoft as if they are the only organisation or
>> person who disagrees with a court decision.
>>>
>>> It would be more likely to be unusual if a company or person has a decision go
>> against them that they come out and agree with it.
>>>
>>> But then, why should I expect realistic comment on such a topic....
>>
>> The real problem is that MS has no regard for the law as it stands in relation
>> to their products.
>> They are very happy to abuse patent rights in the full knowledge that the case
>> will wear down the
>> contender and drain them of capital or MS will subsequently offer them a
>> settlement that tends to shut up
>> the shareholders etc.
>>
>> In the end, Word will remain (MS is still shipping it while under appeal) and MS
>> will probably drop a bundle
>> of money on the i4i company.  Yet another court case fought on the power of
>> money, not the ethics of their
>> evil business practices.
>>
>> What I would like to see is MS forced into a chapter 11 and the company folded
>> with their evil products
>> dumped and flushed like the refuse they are .....   .... only to be replaced by
>> another similarly evil
>> product vendor.  A bit like what happened to Australia's 2007 election,
>> really....
>>
>>
>> rachel
>>
>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Jan Whitaker
>>>> To: link at anu.edu.au
>>>> Sent: Thursday, 13 August, 2009 10:35:02 AM
>>>> Subject: [LINK] web: Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
>>>>
>>>> [oops]
>>>>
>>>> "Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
>>>> August 13, 2009 - 9:47AM
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft plans to appeal a ruling by a Texas judge that would ban
>>>> the US software giant from selling its popular Word program in the
>>>> United States.
>>>>
>>>> A Texas district court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Canadian software
>>>> firm i4i Ltd and filed an injunction preventing Microsoft from
>>>> selling the 2003 and 2007 versions of Word. Microsoft was given a two
>>>> month deadline to comply.
>>>>
>>>> The patent relates to XML, or extensible markup language, which is
>>>> used to manipulate a document's content and architecture separately.
>>>>
>>>> Apart from Microsoft's Word, XML is used by other word processing
>>>> applications such as OpenOffice.
>>>>
>>>> The court also ruled that Microsoft would have to pay more than
>>>> $US290 million in damages to i4i, which makes software for
>>>> manipulating documents, for infringing the patent.
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft, which is involved in a number of legal battles over
>>>> patents, said it plans to appeal the verdict.
>>>>
>>>> "If they (Mic..." (13 August 2009)
>>>>
>>>>
>> http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/judge-orders-microsoft-to-stop-selling-word-20090813-eit2.html
>>>>      http://snipurl.com/prnm8
>>>>
>>>> Loved this part:
>>>> "We believe the evidence clearly demonstrated that we do not infringe
>>>> and that the i4i patent is invalid," Microsoft spokesman Kevin Kutz said.
>>>>
>>>> I guess MS doesn't like the rule of law unless it's *their* rules.
>>>> Jan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
>>>> jwhit at janwhitaker.com
>>>> blog: http://janwhitaker.com/jansblog/
>>>> business: http://www.janwhitaker.com
>>>>
>>>> Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or
>>>> sing or write, for only in such response do we find truth.
>>>> ~Madeline L'Engle, writer
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>> grove at zeta.org.au                http://www.zeta.org.au/~grove/grove.html
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Rachel Polanskis                 Kingswood, Greater Western Sydney, Australia
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    "The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum." - Finagle's Law