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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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