Microsoft Banned from selling Word in the United States

**legionaire45** · August 14th, 2009 02:38 PM

Nothing. They aren't going to remotely disable your copy of Word. All that this means is that in 60 days or so MS will have to stop selling copies of Word unless they convince the court to extend that deadline or they get an agreement with the patent troll.

What will happen is that Microsoft will appeal this until i4i can't afford to keep up with the case or until the heat death of the universe; whichever comes first. That, or they'll just make a workaround and/or temporarily remove the feature in question.

Patent trolls are really fucking annoying.

**Advancebo** · August 14th, 2009 02:43 PM

I gotta go buy a copy of Word 2008/09 soon then

**legionaire45** · August 14th, 2009 02:55 PM

They probably aren't going to be yanking copies off the shelves either. All this means is that new copies aren't going to be made or sold in the United States until this is settled. Not the end of the world.

Also, there are alternatives.

**jcap** · August 14th, 2009 03:31 PM

Or they probably aren't doing anything.

Needless to say, Microsoft won’t pull Word off the market.

The judge is a blooming idiot. Microsoft will just appeal it and win.

**Donut** · August 14th, 2009 03:33 PM

are you fucking serious? im not even quite sure what to say about this other than what the fuck. whoever wrote c++ should sue everyone who has ever made money off of products programmed in it too then if this jackass is actually going to get ms word banned in the USA for something like this. it seems like microsoft dug a hole and then fell in it when (re: if) they made the program read the XML in that specific way that they did, but i fail to see why ms word needs to be banned completely. couldnt they issue a recall and reprogram it to not do what the guy is bitching about? ALOOOOOT of people need and use ms word on a daily basis for education, work, and other stuff like that.

does this mean the companies that use the version(s) of msword that does the XML thing can also be sued if they continue to use it after its been banned?
E: that wasnt directed at any of you btw. just a general explosion of built up whatthefuckery

**ThePlague** · August 14th, 2009 03:56 PM

This is why I use open office...

**Amit** · August 14th, 2009 04:05 PM

Open Office is a good alternative, but that's it...it's just good. I use Microsoft Office 2007 because it has unique built-in features that just make my experience more streamlined. After using it for a couple of years now, I don't feel so foreign to the Ribbon interface anymore, and I haven't for a while. Like anything else I got used to it and learned to appreciate the new features that were added.

I can't wait to get my hands on Office 2010.

**Limited** · August 14th, 2009 05:54 PM

This is damn hilarious. Although MS are going to steam roll over this guy, because they will appeal it and win. It should make MS think about things. Tighten their shit up.

I do think its hilarious that the judge banned Word being sold in the US, LOL. Thats like making lemonade for a lemonade stand, but being barred from selling it on your street