Appeals court judges question damages in Microsoft-i4i patent case

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Appeals court judges question damages in Microsoft-i4i patent case

article published on 23 September, 2009

Appeals court judges have called the $290 million damages awarded to i4i in a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft. i4i had originally won its case against Microsoft, which resulted in $290 million damages to be paid by Microsoft and an injunction against the sale of Microsoft's Word 2003 and Word 2007 applications. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit stayed that ... [ read the full article ]

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ZippyDSM

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23. September 2009 @ 22:23

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So...your going to question something that has made billions and yet the IP owners only want a petty 300mill?

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Josipher

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24. September 2009 @ 01:30

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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
So...your going to question something that has made billions and yet the IP owners only want a petty 300mill?

that and M$ ceacing to distribute that something,causing much more damage than the 290 mil

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KillerBug

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24. September 2009 @ 05:44

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"Not everyone who is willing to pay $90 or $200 for a product is willing to pay $500," she said. The grilling wasn't just for i4i's side however, as Judge Alvin Schall pressed Microsoft's representatives on a claim that there is "no direct evidence" that anyone at Microsoft actually read the patent in question."

Perhapse this is a little true, but the fact is that the software isn't even worth $20...people buy it anyway, ignoring the high cost and low quality, as well as the free alternatives. The truth is that many of those who bought office (especialy the USA government) would have paid whatever microsoft asked for without even bothering to get bids from other vendors. Microsoft Office is the standard, and people pay lots of money to get certified in it...using a superior, free software like OpenOffice makes those certifications worthless...so these people insist on paying a fortune for bad software just because it keeps their existing certifications usefull.

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ChiknLitl

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24. September 2009 @ 11:23

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I have office pro 2003 and 2007. I use Word and powerpoint quite a bit but rarely use excel. I would never have paid $200, or $500 for the software. If MS was smart they would make an argument that not everyone who has the suite uses all of the apps. How many of us have used Onenote? ---Chikn

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