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____/ Phil Da Lick! on Wednesday 12 August 2009 12:32 : \____
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> Andrew Halliwell wrote:
>> Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/350722/judge-bans-sales-of-microsoft-word-in-us
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>> What is the word coming to... oops sorry, world.
>> ROTFL
>>
>> Try telling us now that the patent system works, oh wintrolly ones?
>> XML documents patented? Will these patent trolls be going after openoffice
>> next?
>
> One particular approach to using XML documents. When you think of the
> flexibility and number of uses... the mind boggles. Imagine patents on
> all of them - they may as well not bothered inventing XML at all!
Oops! I've just posted a dupe.
Either way, Microsoft will have this overturned. It will not have become valid
for another 60 days.
It hopefully will lead to a rethink about the USPTO.
"[y]ou're creating a new 20-year monopoly for no good reason."
--David Kappos, USPTO chief
http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/opinion/story/5576467/
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