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Microsoft Word Patent Case Going To Supreme Court

Posted by Soulskill on from the eye-for-an-eye dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Microsoft may have had to change Word after being found guilty of violating a Canadian company's patents, but it's still resisting paying for damages — and is taking the fight to the US Supreme Court. If you can't stand either MS or patents, who do you root for here?"

7 of 207 comments (clear)

  1. First by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    microspork is teh suckxorx! lolololo see how 1337 i am biteches

    1. Re:First by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      This AC is dead on about this. Unless you're some gay little commie wanker like most Slashdotters are, you don't root for or against any of this crap.

    2. Re:First by marsu_k · · Score: -1, Troll

      You don't slavishly follow a brand or a company and excuse it when it behaves badly or condemn it even when it does good. What sort of moron does that make you?

      An Apple fanboi?

  2. Of course, Apple! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Apple is the most user-friendly, tech-loving, patent-hating company out there. I support Apple!

  3. Re:Since Microsoft is Evil by cprocjr · · Score: 0, Troll

    They also have the most to lose. If they couldn't enforce their patents, someone could start selling (or giving away) copies of Microsoft products, only having to rebrand them to avoid trademark issues. Knock offs could be exact replicas of Microsoft software. People could steal everything Microsoft (or any other company) develops.

  4. Re:An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Believing in justice means believing it applies even to your enemies and opponents.

    Bona-fide wisdom on Slashdot. Who would have thought such a thing to be possible?

  5. Re:Well, duh. by santax · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thanks buddy, you put some effort in that comment. I appreciate it. My believes where wrong so it seems. I stand corrected ;)