2009/12/24 Vickram Crishna <[email protected]> > > > 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. > > I am not sure if US patents laws regarding software are applicable in India. But MS being a US company (and functioning under US laws) may on its own withdraw/ replace the version of the office suite for sale in India.
-- Cheers Ajay Pal Singh Atwal
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