While Microsoft has said they are looking for new ways to work with the developers of Open Office, they have made it known that they will retain their right to sue them according to PCworld.com. The article goes on to state that this could mean potential legal woes for new Open Office users.

Microsoft this week said that is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office’s major sponsor, Sun Microsystems, made public this week. The agreement in question was signed in April of this year as part of Sun and Microsoft’s landmark multibillion dollar settlement. It was released as part of Sun’s annual U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings this week.