Court upholds injunction on sale of Office 2007 & Word 2007 post January 11, 2010 against Microsoft in a patent infringement case filed by i4i. Microsoft says that they are working on removing the feature so that sales of Office 2007 are not affected.

Microsoft has applied for a patent that will generate the user avatar based on their real life physical characteristics like physique. This will enhance the gaming experience on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Natal.