[ShadowAce]

[papasmurf]

Does this mean I will get a refund for my Office 2007??? Cool, since I only wanted it for OneNote!

[C19fan]

I downloaded the free Open Office suite for my own notebook. Works fine for me.

[SmokingJoe]

1. The injunction is just a normal part of the court proceedings. Microsoft will appeal the original verdict, and it's almost certain that the Appeals court will stay the injunction until the appeal is resolved (which could take many many years).

2. In order for the injunction to stand, i4i must demonstrate “irreparable harm” if Microsoft continues to sell Word. But there is no such irreparable harm, since the courts can simply factor-in additional amounts Microsoft must pay should they eventually lose the appeal.

3. There is a pretty high probability that the i4i patent will (eventually) be invalidated.

4.Even if you add up the $200 million from the original verdict plus the additional damages the judge tacked on, for Microsoft that's still less than a week's worth of profit. If Microsoft think they're going to lose the appeal, Microsoft will just license the technology for say $100 mil (sorry, “an undisclosed amount”) which i4i will happily take.