On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Sudev Barar <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2009/12/24 Guru गुरु <[email protected]>: > > Microsoft was accused by i4i of infringing on a 1998 XML patent in its > Word > > 2003 and Word 2007 programs. Word uses XML, or the Extensible Markup > > Language, to open .XML, .DOCX, and .DOCM files.The initial ruling in the > > court dispute between i4i and Microsoft was made in August. At that time > > Can any one comment what this may do to the document standards that M$ > was pushing vis ODF? > Can anyone comment on how quickly this ban can be enforced in India? It may help with our efforts to get state governments to remove specifications (implicit or otherwise) for proprietary software when releasing tenders/orders. > PS: Replying using bottom post/in-line post makes email conversations > whole lot easier for meaningful dialogue. Snip out what is not > relevant. Adopt this and spread the message. > -- Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com
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