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Wayne Luke · #9 08-14-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dismounted

Right... so you can patent something you can do with XML? XML isn't something this company created in the first place...

In any case, MS could just buy this company.

Yeah, I don't think people understand the ramifications of this ruling. OpenOffice uses similar routines and would be subject to the same patent infringement. However OpenOffice doesn't have $290 million to pay fines and court fees. There goes competition.

Not only that but hundreds of websites use XML for document and information exchange, including all of yours. The lawsuit states that Microsoft uses custom XML in their documents. vBulletin uses custom XML to exchange styles, addon products and languages. XML is supposed to be an open standard and not fettered with patents and restrictions. The implications of this go far behind Microsoft's pocketbook.

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