Microsoft Pulls Office From Its Own Online Store 127
CWmike writes "Microsoft has pulled almost every version of Office from its own online store to comply with a court order requiring it to remove custom XML technology from its popular Word software that starts on Monday. As of mid-day, the only edition available from the Microsoft Store was Office Ultimate 2007, a $670 'full-version' suite. All other Windows editions, as well as Office 2008 for Mac, were accompanied by the message: 'This product is currently unavailable while we update versions on our site. We expect it to be available soon.' Microsoft confirmed that the disappearance of Office was related to the injunction that came out of a patent infringement case the company lost in 2009. 'We've taken steps to comply with the court's ruling and we're introducing the revised software into the US market," said Michael Croan, a senior marketing manager, in an e-mail. He also downplayed the move. 'This process will be imperceptible to the vast majority of customers, who will find both trial and purchase options readily available.'"
Perfect opportunity for Open Office to gain... (Score:4, Funny)
First joke (Score:1, Funny)
I've had this problem for a long time:
$ bash microsoft
bash: microsoft: No such file or directory
$ bash office
bash: office: No such file or directory
$ bash word
bash: word: No such file or directory
Haven't they pulled the offending code yet? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:wheres the news (Score:5, Funny)
Compliance (Score:3, Funny)
Your Honor, Microsoft will comply with the courts wishes, I give you my Word.... bundled with Excel and Powerpoint and....