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   From: voodoo@tootycar.net   
      
   On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:11:07 -0400, amicus_curious wrote:   
      
   > "voodoo"  wrote in message   
      
   >> you should ask a friend in the business about that patent stuff. i   
   >> heard that the patent protection only went as far as following the   
   >> exact released spec. anything in the annexes and supplements, the "do   
   >> it like word95" stuff was _not_ covered.   
   >   
   > I have not seen where any Microsoft patent has been asserted in regard   
   > to this.  Have you?  I am sure that it would be a big news item if it   
   > were to occur.   
      
   "asserted" no. not yet anyway. yes that would be big news. "claimed"   
   certainly. makes a smaller splash. of course the prospect of a competing   
   word processor that can do msxml taking a substantial slice of microsofts   
   profits would bring out the lawyers, as has happened with andriod.   
      
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