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Stuff a pillow in your computer?

Sunday, January 25, 2004

I almost snarfed coffee when I read this bit in an article relating to Microsoft’s objection to a pillow and quilt manufacturer in Australia registering the Trademark “Microsoft” in their particular goods class. (emphasis mine)
“I don’t think anyone is going to shove a pillow into a computer…
“In his ruling on August 11, 1997, Ian Forno, [...]

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Microsoft’s XML, Open Office & Bruce Perens: Patent Threats

Saturday, January 24, 2004

It looks as if Microsoft has filed for patents in Europe and New Zealand on the XML format they use for Office documents. Ironic that part of the whole original vision of XML was inter-operability and communication. XML was hailed as a lingua franca that could be used as the glue between dissimilar systems. [...]

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