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Microsoft gets to keep selling Word... for now
Fortunately (for Microsoft at least, and anyone looking to pick up a copy of Office or Word in the next few months), it won't come to that. Today an appeals court stayed the injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas last month.
That doesn't mean that Microsoft is in the clear. It just means that the company can continue selling its software while the appeals process continues. If Microsoft ultimately loses the case, it's possible the company could still have to pull Word from the market indefinitely. But I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft has a team of monkeys banging away at typewriters to come up with a less patent-infringing version of Word as we speak. That's how software is made, right?
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Subscribe to commentssRcSep 4th 2009 7:56AM
nice choice of graphic. that was an awesome presentation to watch
AdamSep 4th 2009 7:56AM
It was the best of times it was the blurst of times
venkatSep 4th 2009 7:56AM
Hey there, I always like and respect your postings but this word "monkeys" little hard in the following sentence from your post.
"But I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft has a team of monkeys banging away at typewriters"....
Cheers,
Venkat
sitrucSep 4th 2009 7:56AM
Your cousins over at engadget used the same link and "Microsoft Word allowed to stay on sale... for now" as the headline. I thought they would have kept things in the family and link here so people could go the the seattle pi article.
DeadlYRageSep 4th 2009 7:56AM
Cake. In programming there are so many routes to the same destination.
blogwardSep 4th 2009 7:57AM
Does this mean 'legitimate' copies of Word aren't actually legitmate?
JiSep 4th 2009 7:57AM
Grr, stupid patent trolls.
MysteriusSep 5th 2009 6:25PM
Agreed. DownloadSquad should have reminded readers that the "patent" in question is for the idea of working with XML, something both obvious and applicable to many programs besides MS Word.
Gardiner WestboundSep 4th 2009 7:57AM
Hard to accept Micro$oft's inability to sell Word for a few months hastening Armageddon. Even harder to imagine a judge buying the story. Follow the money!
enerGISep 6th 2009 2:55PM
Who are we kidding, Micro$oft will just get out the cheque book if it looses. Court is cheaper atm if they win. They have Windows 7 to fill the coffers with $$$$ soon from us with Vista. Can't wait for that wallet busting adventure.