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Updegrove: Microsoft, i4i Fight Not Quite Over
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| If neither of these options for review prove
| successful, Updegrove suggests two ways this
| "fight" will come to an end: First, i4i may
| still be willing to settle "if the offer is
| high enough." Or, if the version of Microsoft
| Word sold on Jan. 11 does not meet i4i's
| expectations in terms of non-infringement,
| the case could be back in court.
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http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/updegrove-microsoft-i4i-fight-not-quite-over/?cs=38371
Recent:
How to sue Microsoft - and win
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| Prepare your case. When it comes to taking
| on a company the size and stature of
| Microsoft, don't expect legal eagles to
| bang down your door.
|
| Instead, Owen says, "we assembled the
| [patent infringement] claim, the
| background and the history in an
| extraordinarily detailed, analytical way.
| We prepared the case as best we could
| independently before meeting with leading
| counsel and luminaries in the industry."
|
| Don't lose track of your day job. A much-
| ballyhooed, two-year legal battle against
| Microsoft can significantly distract
| employees and completely consume a
| company's top brass.
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http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/23/smallbusiness/i4i_microsoft_lawsuit/index.htm
i4i tells its side of the story: Microsoft ruined our business
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090909235419648
Another Reason To Use ODF
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| Fast forward to today, and we learn that a company called i4i has won a
| lawsuit against Microsoft because Microsoft's use of XML -- including
| OOXML -- infringes an i4i patent. Microsoft has to pay i4i $290 million, and
| stop selling Word 2003 and Word 2007. Presumably, any product supporting
| OOXML will need to pay royalties to i4i.
|
| Meanwhile, ODF does not violate the i4i patent. (i4i has "looked at
| OpenOffice and found it doesn't infringe on its patents." OpenOffice uses
| ODF.)
|
| If you want your documents to be widely accessible, and remain accessible,
| you should use Open Document Format.
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http://www.goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php?item.486.3
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