On 12 Aug 2009 at 14:53, Tim Vander Kooi wrote:
> They also don´t mention specifics regarding the type of XML included. As it
> states here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2003_XML_formats
> the underlying XML changed between Office 2003 and Office 2007. If the
> lawsuit only applies to sales of Office 2003 I can see why Microsoft would
> not be too concerned. TVK
Found this article which does go into the type of XML covered:
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'Custom XML' the key to patent suit over Microsoft Word | All about Microsoft |
ZDNet.com
...According to the press release from the lawyers for plaintiff i4i:
"Today's permanent injunction prohibits Microsoft from selling or
importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have
the capability of opening .XML, .DOCX or DOCM files (XML files)
containing custom XML."
What is "Custom XML"? Is it a (supposedly) unremovable component of Office
(like Internet Explorer is of Windows)?
The first link I found when searching was from the "OOXML is defective by
design" site. The 2008 post was born from the politics that continue to
swirl around the Office Open XML (OOXML) vs. Open Document Format (ODF)
debate. But it still contains some useful information.
First, according to this post, Custom XML is a Word-only thing. It´s not
part of Excel, PowerPoint or any other Office app. ...
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More here with links: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3712
So maybe this WON'T affect any WP software except MS Word (unless OOo can read
and write MS's "Custom XML").
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