Z:gnu-www-ja-microsoft-new-monopoly--e2cd7b-The next version of Microsoft/en

The next version of Microsoft Word will use formats that involve a technique that Microsoft claims to hold a patent on. Microsoft offers a royalty-free patent license for certain limited purposes, but it is so limited that it does not allow free software. You can see the license here:  http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/xpspatentlic.mspx.