Switching Office Suites from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org
How to set up OpenOffice.org to work how you want it with templates and clip art, configurations, shortcuts, and more. I’m here to help. Think of this as a virtual guide to help you figure out things...
View ArticleNo easy fix for Word legal woes
...when I see that one attorney thinks there's an "easy technical work-around" for Microsoft's patent violation in Word, my alarm bells go off. There is no easy fix here, and, short of waving the...
View ArticleNew developments, details in Microsoft Word ban
Microsoft has attempted to block the court-ordered end to sales of Microsoft Word over a patent dispute. But court papers show that company officers were aware of the patent when they took the...
View ArticleDid Microsoft Pay Fraunhofer for Report on OOXML?
Developments and news on document formats and a ban on Microsoft Word
View ArticleMicrosoft embarrassed by new XML patent email
Microsoft knew of the patent held by i4i as early as 2001, but instead set out to make the Canadian developer's software "obsolete" by adding a feature to Word, according to court documents.
View ArticleNew Victories for ODF and i4i-imposed Word Ban as an Opportunity for ODF
New ODF Alliance member, more vendor support, and another, more positive way to view the i4i ruling
View ArticleMicrosoft Office Loses Credibility Due to i4i Lawsuit, Motorola Dumps Office
As Microsoft struggles to keep Office in the market, Google seizes the opportunity and poaches big customers
View ArticleSoftware Patents Do Not Apply to Microsoft
Microsoft shakes off the ban on Word and is meanwhile occupied with illegalising Free software globally
View ArticleRevelation: Why I Still Use Microsoft Word
Even though I use Linux on my main workstation, I have to admit that I can't live without Microsoft Word so I have it installed through Wine and VirtualBox.
View ArticleMicrosoft 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.
View ArticleDavid 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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