Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I'm now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I've read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don't come with power adapters -- and as a consequence the portable drives don't work with them properly -- or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!"
LOL, wow. I really don't know why MS is fighting this, they are apparently able to make a work around that doesn't use this XML code, they already have it out, why string this along? Just pay the relevant people off, put out the non infringing Office versions, and move on.
They're Microsoft, they can afford it.
@DJ
I agree. It seems like the fault is pretty clear in this case and I'm not quite sure why MS's legal team would waste the money to continue fighting this.
@Delta
To bankrupt i4i with legal fees? Or since i4i is a small company, sink the company by requiring all their attention and funds be poured into a court case instead of their customer base.
And MS probably did the math and risk assessment and found that it's worth whatever % chance of winning and not paying the damages vs. losing and paying the 250mil.
@msgyrd
Fair enough. I would make a terrible businessman.