Why Microsoft Word won't disappear after 'landmark ruling'

And why the company behind the XML lawsuit doesn't want it to…

By Ina Fried

Published: 13 August 2009 11:11 BST

The news that a judge has slapped an injunction that could bar Microsoft from selling its flagship Word software is a big deal. But don't expect to see Redmond allow one of its key money makers to be pulled from the market - even for a day.

As part of a patent infringement case that also resulted in a huge monetary judgment back in May, a federal judge in Texas this week ordered Microsoft to stop selling any versions of Word that use a custom XML tagging technology. The ruling is set to go into effect in 60 days.

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