To respect decision released by the judge regarding I4i's claims for patent infringement (using XML file format in Word), Microsoft announced that it would stop selling its Office Suite if the US justice does not suspend this decision or if the final verdict confirms the initial legal statement. Redmond's giant is most likely trying to bluff to demonstrate the strong impact of this decision on the IT market, for corporate and users. On the other side, one would not understand why such a company should not respect patents (especially considering how Microsoft supported IT/software patent policies in US). In addition, by acting as a potential victim, Microsoft is also demonstrating that it owns a monopoly on this market, something that many countries and/or authorities would be interested in investing further.
