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Re: [LUG] [Fwd: Microsoft rebuffed in Word appeal]

 

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Julian Hall wrote:
> 'Microsoft has lost an appeal against a court judgement that told it to
> pay $240m (Â160m) in damages.'
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8563852.stm
> 
> 
I still can't work out what exactly this patent is for ok its about how
data is stored in an xml file,  but open office does, that, adn i
thought open office used separate files

is it more down to how everything is effectively glued together.

This simply highlights how crazy the idea of software patents are.

Paul


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