I see that Microsoft lost an appeal in the "Custom XML" litigation, and may be forced to disable that functionality in Microsoft Office. This is a short backgrounder explaining what "Custom XML" is about, and why nobody should care.
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Reactions to Microsoft’s Novell Software Inside GNU/Linux
This post brings together a variety of thoughts and insights into the impact of Novell's actions, which promote Microsoft and demote GNU
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Microsoft’s Moonlight “Promise” Full of Holes
Detailed analysis of the Moonlight covenant reveals at least 10 holes that make it unacceptable to Free software desktops and potentially forbidden to "non-desktops"
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The text of the new Moonlight covenant
For the curious, Microsoft has posted the new "covenant not to sue" covering Moonlight 3 and 4. It is still quite narrow"
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David and Goliath II: i4i Wins (Again) over Microsoft
Yesterday a very small company won a very big victory against a very large software vendor.
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MS Still Corrupts the Meaning of “Open” in Order to Enter Government Contracts
The fat cats from Redmond take taxpayers' money, pay almost no tax, and also use their political power to make the system more discriminatory
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Mozilla Does Not Endorse Microsoft’s Search, Media Distortions to Blame
Asa Dotzler surprised by media reaction to comments of his which were misinterpreted and also attributed to his employer rather than himself
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Microsoft Word sale prohibited as of Jan. 11
Microsoft was issued a permanent injunction against selling Microsoft Word products due to a patent infringement dispute with a Canadian company called i4i.
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‘Microsoft Press’ Acknowledges Microsoft’s Free Software-Hostile EU Deal
Another look at a bad EU deal; software patents revisited; Microsoft's copyright violations remembered
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Give me that Microsoft Religion - NOT!
It looks like Microsoft has now become a cult or a religion. Microsoft worshipers troll the net, trying to stop blasphemy (criticism of the company or it's products).
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European Commission Unable to Defend Free Software from Microsoft Patent Racket
The European Commission is either unwilling or unable to understand how Microsoft uses software patents against Free software, even in Europe where such patents are illegal
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Updates on Microsoft-funded SCO Attack on Novell, Novell’s EU Case and Settlement
How Novell is being legally screwed by Microsoft, as suggested by this week's news
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Moonlight and Hyper-V Still Novell-Only and SUSE-Only in Some Ways
Microsoft projects are still upselling a distribution from which Microsoft extracts money for imaginary software patents
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EU Commission Plans to Allow Patent Imperialism, Authorises MS’s Attack on FOSS
The EU Commission wants Michel Barnier to make the Community patent a reality ("community" being a euphemism that would fascinate even Orwell)
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Eben Moglen Sets Record Straight Regarding Microsoft/Novell After Novell Lied
Professor Eben Moglen responds to disinformation from Novell's Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, who was sent to London by Novell's PR team in order to speak to journalists
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