[QUOTE=acds;16646089]That, only that Word is more important than IE, a lot more important (FF is better than IE anyways, but you can hardly find stuff better than Word).[/QUOTE]
It's the principal that counts.
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;16646135]Why are you people worried about Word going away? They are just going to make it so Word cannot be used to open XML.[/QUOTE]
I make mods for a game called Freelancer, Well, i used too, and it used some XML
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;16646141]I caught yo edit.[/QUOTE]
What edit?
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;16646037]By that you mean people who never leave the computer?[/QUOTE]
The opposite
l2r
[QUOTE=Lankist;16646157]What edit?[/QUOTE]
No edit. D:
I'm dumb and thought you edited a post when they were two separate posts.
[editline]03:19PM[/editline]
You post too many times too quickly.
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;16646176]No edit. D:
I'm dumb and thought you edited a post when they were two separate posts.
[editline]03:19PM[/editline]
You post too many times too quickly.[/QUOTE]
I am trying to automerge my posts but you motherfuckers are the ones who post too fast.
[QUOTE=Catdaemon;16645999]open office also violates this "patent"[/QUOTE]
Open Office is free, so I don't think it does.
[QUOTE=Lankist;16646143]This isn't local laws, this is the patent holder of the XML file format suing Microsoft for Word using that format.[/QUOTE]
I was refering to the whole W7 thing when Microsoft got sued for breaking EU monopoly laws.
Age of empires should come with all copies of windows.
[QUOTE=Xesum;16646204]Age of empires should come with all copies of windows.[/QUOTE]
At that rate, EVERY GAME SHOULD
[QUOTE=ToxicWolf;16645833]A [B]Texas[/B] judge ruled Tuesday that Microsoft cannot sell Word [/QUOTE]
One word, Texas.
[QUOTE=arcaeu;16646233]One word, Texas.[/QUOTE]
Ye Haw!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyFSdj1J5Vw[/media]
I'm gonna make an image format and sue anyone who will try to make their programs compatible with it.
Can someone please post the link to the original article?
[quote]and i4i actually sells XML products for Word, making that company reliant on the ecosystem[/quote]
Is i4i trying to make themselves go bankrupt? Microsoft should just discontinue support for xml and watch i4i kill itself just for the laughs.
[QUOTE=Kscorps;16646288]Can someone please post the link to the original article?[/QUOTE]
It's in the OP.
that judge will need to use spell check sooner or later
[QUOTE=Xesum;16646245]Ye Haw!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyFSdj1J5Vw[/media][/QUOTE]
He forgot Engineers.
And if Mircosoft can't sell Words, I bet they want their harsh sentence rephrased.
[QUOTE=Xesum;16646204]Age of empires should come with all copies of windows.[/QUOTE]
Fuck yes.
Could always bundle the original as one of the included arcade-ish games.
WTF is going on! No word for the US and rumours of having to pay to download Internet Explorer for Windows 7!
[QUOTE=Lankist;16646190]I am trying to automerge my posts but you motherfuckers are the ones who post too fast.[/QUOTE]
One second sir, posting slower to please your highness.
How the hell do you patent XML?
I can make my own XML script out of thin air.
[code]
<mycoolxml>
<arse>stuff</arse>
<titties>
<toes>feet</toes>
</titties>
</mycoolxml>
[/code]
I'm a criminal now.
[QUOTE=Lankist;16646190]I am trying to automerge my posts but you motherfuckers are the ones who post too fast.[/QUOTE]
Shall I assist him by licking your shoes clean while you type?
Maybe kill the other posters milord?
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;16646630]How the hell do you patent XML?
I can make my own XML script out of thin air.
[code]
<mycoolxml>
<arse>stuff</arse>
<titties>
<toes>feet</toes>
</titties>
</mycoolxml>
[/code]
I'm a criminal now.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://guides.gamepressure.com/theelderscrolls4oblivion/gfx/word/164868265.jpg[/img]
He stares through your soul.
Here is the patent:
[url]http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=12&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=5,787,449&OS=5,787,449&RS=5,787,449[/url]
Seems pretty vague to me.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;16646714]Here is the patent:
[url]http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=12&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=5,787,449&OS=5,787,449&RS=5,787,449[/url]
Seems pretty vague to me.[/QUOTE]
All patents are vague, to increase money made from lawsuits.
[QUOTE=markg06;16646130]I was laughing at Microsofts legal team for not paying attention to local laws.[/QUOTE]
That isn't how it works.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;16646630]How the hell do you patent XML?
I can make my own XML script out of thin air.
[code]
<mycoolxml>
<arse>stuff</arse>
<titties>
<toes>feet</toes>
</titties>
</mycoolxml>
[/code]
I'm a criminal now.[/QUOTE]
xml = html? D:
I'm sure all Microsoft has to do is call it SGML, which AFAIK is an open standard and they'll get off.
THIS JUST IN: Steam is now banned from being sold in the usa!
Looks like we gotta get it free :(
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