http://blog.rickyc.org/2009/08/12/my-thoughts-on-the-banning-of-microsoft-word/ Computer Science & Game Development Student at North Carolina State University Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:25:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://blog.rickyc.org/2009/08/12/my-thoughts-on-the-banning-of-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-17 [SawQuart Productions] Brady Welch Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:10:03 +0000 http://rickyc.org/?p=60#comment-17 Dude, you are completely correct. MS Word was built with simple coding, and as a result, has to pay another company that patened that same code. I have come across many products similar to Word, but it has never hit my mind that some person (or company) would actually be stupid enough to sue. Now I actually like Microsoft, unlike many software devs I know, but I know enough about them that they will some how counter this act by creating a new and improved Word. This would benefit us all, as a new and improved commonly used software should after it has been improved upon. I think the issue of patten abuse is easily one of the most un-noticed disturbing issues in the US today. If the government wants to save the economy, they should stop patten abuse so that more jobs can be created (imagine all the retailer's sales plummiting now that they dont have MS Word in their Office package.). Now getting a bit more on topic, I think this will be a major rebound for MS. Many people hate them, but once Word is gone, people will be put into a world without Word, and they soon will love MS. MAC users are a different story. As for me? Im a PC and a MS lover. Dude, you are completely correct. MS Word was built with simple coding, and as a result, has to pay another company that patened that same code. I have come across many products similar to Word, but it has never hit my mind that some person (or company) would actually be stupid enough to sue. Now I actually like Microsoft, unlike many software devs I know, but I know enough about them that they will some how counter this act by creating a new and improved Word. This would benefit us all, as a new and improved commonly used software should after it has been improved upon. I think the issue of patten abuse is easily one of the most un-noticed disturbing issues in the US today. If the government wants to save the economy, they should stop patten abuse so that more jobs can be created (imagine all the retailer’s sales plummiting now that they dont have MS Word in their Office package.). Now getting a bit more on topic, I think this will be a major rebound for MS. Many people hate them, but once Word is gone, people will be put into a world without Word, and they soon will love MS. MAC users are a different story. As for me? Im a PC and a MS lover.

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