Get Rich With Microsoft!
posted August 12, 2009 - 4:59pm
Today's court ruling in favor of a Canadian firm has paved the way for a slew of high priced lawsuits against software giant Microsoft. The judgement upheld an earlier decision that i4i's patent had been violated when Microsoft included the technology in it's Word
application and that i4i was entitled to over $200 million in compensation. Other litigants against Microsoft are expected to be announced including:
- Paris Hilton - claiming she has ownership of the phrase "That's Hot" and is entitled to $28 every time it is written.
- Donald Trump - claiming he has ownership of the phrase
"You're Fired" and is entitled to $116 each time it appears in the context of a termination letter. In instances where Spellcheck fails to identify the grammatically incorrect "Your Fired", Mr. Trump is only seeking $58 compensation. No decision has been made on the extremely colloquial "Y'all is Fired". - The Merriam-Webster Organization and the Roget Family have combined their actions claiming that Spellcheck and the thesaurus function are an infringement on their "book" versions of each application. The parties are seeking $341 Billion in compensation and a guarantee by Microsoft no no longer support new "words" such as 'webisode', 'staycation' and 'vlog'.
Any American citizen who would like to join a class action suit seeking compensation for the use of their given name in the Word program is invited to call the law firm of Dewy, Geddum & Howe at 1-800-LAW-SUIT.
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