____/ Rick on Tuesday 25 December 2007 04:16 : \____
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:09:24 -0800, Tim Smith wrote:
>
>> In article <19983549.1cevY8oNSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Microsoft will deny this, but it's already confirmed that Microsoft's
>>> 'Open' XML, for example, is a patent trap. See here:
>>
>> No more so than ODF.
>
> Yes, more so than ODF. Microsoft has repeatedly gone after competitors
> using legal and illegal means to get rid of them. When was the last time
> Sun lost an anti-trust action?
"…this raises the issue - what assurance does a developer have that such a
large specification is not the subject of third party patent claims? The
pedigree of the specification is certainly no reason for hope, Microsoft has
been the target of third party patent claims for some time now including some
high profile losses in patent suits. The fact that the specification has been
developed behind closed doors and on a fast track means that there has been no
adequate opportunity to evaluate the likelihood of third party patent claims
against the specifications. The sheer size of the document suggests there will
be at least a couple hiding in there somewhere."
http://brendanscott.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/cyberlaw-ooxml-seminar-14-december/
About half a dozen nations have already voiced their concerns (explicitly, also
in text) about OOXML patents.
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