Microsoft’s attempt to appeal an earlier decision regarding infringements against developer i4i’s patents on custom XML tagging has fallen through. Microsoft will be forced to pull Word 2007 and Office 2007 off shelves by January 11. More »
As pretty much everyone who cares expected, the US Court of Appeals has granted Microsoft’s request to keep selling Word while it appeals i4i’s XML patent lawsuit. In mid-August, a federal jury had ordered Redmond to stop selling Word within 60 days. The alternative: cough up more than $US290 million in damages. More »
