Yeah but it says a court in texas placed the fine. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Grant [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 5:40 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Microsoft Blocked From Selling Word, Fined $290M
Isn't i4i from Toronto? On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Scott Raley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just want to know if they are going to use the 290M to stimulate the > economy in Texas ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:29 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Microsoft Blocked From Selling Word, Fined $290M > > > >Microsoft Blocked From Selling Word, Fined $290M > > > >An ongoing spat over an XML patent could pose big headaches for the > software > >giant. > > > > > http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3834246/Microsoft+Blocked+ > F > >rom+Selling+Word+Fined+290M.htm > > I'm surprised they were granted a patent in the first place. There's a lot > of prior art in this - ie., xml is a child of SGML. I expect that the > injunction and the case will be tossed very shortly. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
