Microsoft gets served

Homeslice · 12-22-2009, 03:45 PM

58 mins ago
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $290 million judgment against Microsoft Corp. and issued an injunction that will prevent the sale of its popular Word software.

The court injunction is set to go into effect Jan. 11. Microsoft has said such a bar would prohibit the sale of all currently available versions of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office.

Microsoft had appealed a Texas jury verdict in favor of i4i Inc., a Toronto company. The jury found recent versions of Microsoft Word infringed on a software patent.

Microsoft has said that it and the public will both suffer if Word goes off the market while the company devises a workaround. The court said the decision does not affect copies of the programs sold before the injunction goes into effect, so Microsoft can still provide technical support to the old versions even if they infringe on the patent. .

t-homo · 12-22-2009, 04:02 PM

holy shit. anyone have one they haven't used on their computer? Ebay that shit a couple weeks after they stop selling word.

Papa_Complex · 12-22-2009, 04:46 PM

Office 2007 Service Pack 3, here we come. I bet it comes in at around 200 Meg.

wildchild · 12-22-2009, 05:34 PM

gates has enough money, he should just shut the damn thing down and then see how proud the lawyers are of themselves for "making the fat cat pay" then.

njchopper87 · 12-22-2009, 05:43 PM

Didn't something like this already come and pass when they stopped giving Word out for free?

Avatard · 12-22-2009, 05:39 PM

It'll be really hard drafting legal briefs without MS word then, ironically enough.

Amorok · 12-22-2009, 06:36 PM

This is gonna hurt. The military runs on paperwork, and all of it is done in Word. We're humped.

Papa_Complex · 12-22-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amorok

This is gonna hurt. The military runs on paperwork, and all of it is done in Word. We're humped.

Only for new installations. It doesn't effect existing licenses.

Smittie61984 · 12-22-2009, 08:23 PM

God damnit, my word trial runs out shortly.

So after January 11th, stores like Best Buy, Office Depot, Walmart, et al won't be allowed to sell MS Word?

Papa_Complex · 12-22-2009, 08:32 PM

Not until Microsoft removes the offending code.

12-22-2009, 03:45 PM	#1
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Microsoft gets served 58 mins ago WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $290 million judgment against Microsoft Corp. and issued an injunction that will prevent the sale of its popular Word software. The court injunction is set to go into effect Jan. 11. Microsoft has said such a bar would prohibit the sale of all currently available versions of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office. Microsoft had appealed a Texas jury verdict in favor of i4i Inc., a Toronto company. The jury found recent versions of Microsoft Word infringed on a software patent. Microsoft has said that it and the public will both suffer if Word goes off the market while the company devises a workaround. The court said the decision does not affect copies of the programs sold before the injunction goes into effect, so Microsoft can still provide technical support to the old versions even if they infringe on the patent. .

12-22-2009, 04:46 PM	#3
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Office 2007 Service Pack 3, here we come. I bet it comes in at around 200 Meg. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

12-22-2009, 05:39 PM	#6
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	It'll be really hard drafting legal briefs without MS word then, ironically enough. __________________ Insert free thought here.

12-22-2009, 06:36 PM	#7
Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	This is gonna hurt. The military runs on paperwork, and all of it is done in Word. We're humped. __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

12-22-2009, 08:23 PM	#9
Smittie61984 I give Squids a bad name Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fly Over State Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd) Posts: 4,742	God damnit, my word trial runs out shortly. So after January 11th, stores like Best Buy, Office Depot, Walmart, et al won't be allowed to sell MS Word? __________________ lifts - R.I.P.

12-22-2009, 04:02 PM	#2
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	holy shit. anyone have one they haven't used on their computer? Ebay that shit a couple weeks after they stop selling word.

12-22-2009, 05:34 PM	#4
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	gates has enough money, he should just shut the damn thing down and then see how proud the lawyers are of themselves for "making the fat cat pay" then.

12-22-2009, 08:32 PM	#10
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Not until Microsoft removes the offending code. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/