That patent-violation ruling that,
Windows 7 License, if not overturned,
Cheap Office 2010, could price Microsoft $388 million? (The one during which Microsoft was discovered by a Rhode Island federal jury to have infringed on Uniloc;s anti-piracy technologies — an award the Wall Street Journal said is the fifth largest patent award in history.)I;ve seen a few folks celebrating the patent ruling as something that could put a damper on Microsoft;s Genuine Advantage anti-piracy technologies in Windows. But it looks like it may be a little soon to dance on the WGA/OGA graves.The Uniloc ruling applies to the product activation technologies used by Microsoft,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus, not the product validation technologies. (WGA and OGA both require activation and validation,
Office Home And Student 2010 Key, but it;s the validation technologies that results in the degradation of functionality and features for software deemed to be non-genuine.)Microsoft officials have said they plan to appeal this week;s ruling.