Microsoft is granted patent to all XML practical usage

[S P Arif Sahari Wibowo]

Developers, if you develop a program that use XML, prepare to 
pay up to Microsoft.

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Microsoft slammed over XML patent
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39200357,00.htm
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Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a 
patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.

The patent, which was granted by the US patent office on 
Tuesday, is for XML serialisation and deserialisation — the 
conversion of a programming object into an XML file and vice 
versa.
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As applications will often need to convert between programming 
objects and XML files, this patent could cover virtually any 
application that uses XML to transfer data.
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Microsoft defends its patents
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39194306,00.htm
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"XML was born as a particular format for data storage. A 
programming object is made up of data. Where is the patentable 
'innovation' in using XML for the purpose it's born for?"
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Also read this:

Patent absurdities are plain unsporting
http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39200379,00.htm

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