Microsoft banned from selling Word in the US!!!

A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i.

The patent relates to the use of XML, a programming language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs. 

XML is integral to Microsoft's flagship word processing software Word. 

Texas district court judge Leonard Davis also filed an injunction preventing Microsoft from selling Word. More...

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