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The Prior Art Starts Here
GUI with Virtual Workspaces/Screens have been on the market way before 1987 filing date of this patent.

The Commodore Amiga 1000 was release in 1985 with Workbench.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workbench_%28AmigaOS%29
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Ballmer Speaks - Next Day Litigation  BanjoPaterson | 10/12/07
Why extend rights to yourself that you won't do to others?  GuidingLight | 10/12/07
Doesn't the US constitution enshrine the separation of church and law - NT  raycote | 10/12/07
No, not really  Carrion | 10/12/07
Fraudulent courts.  xode@... | 10/12/07
The main point I see...  Information_z | 10/14/07
The Constitution does not separate God ( morals, ethics. etc.) and law.  xode@... | 10/12/07
God does not represent morals, ethics, etc.  Fred Fredrickson | 10/13/07
Silly sheep  HapGail_HomeInMd@... | 10/13/07
Good question  Linux User 147560 | 10/13/07
I think you...  Information_z | 10/14/07
separation of church  jsjag1 | 10/12/07
Get it right or don't even try.  People | 10/12/07
Yes, there is. And guess Who INVENTED Separation of Church & State?  Joel R | 10/12/07
Good call Joel; and right on!(nt)  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Maybe even earlier...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
If you're gonna . . .  JLHenry | 10/13/07
JLHenry, re: Romans 13:  Joel R | 10/14/07
Although...  JCitizen | 04/21/08
Correctly interpreted as it is written  Update victim | 10/13/07
What is the actual intent of the ammendment  mcq@... | 10/15/07
You forgot  Update victim | 10/13/07
heres where it came from  destrecht@... | 10/14/07
Jefferson  jmorgus@... | 10/15/07
No, that would be the Marxist Manifesto  lalogos | 10/12/07
Re: No, that would be the Marxist Manifesto  none none | 10/12/07
Even the fossil record....  Carrion | 10/12/07
Re: Even the fossil record....  none none | 10/12/07
Actually  alaniane@... | 10/12/07
No , science never said that.  Joel R | 10/12/07
Ancient scientists  alaniane@... | 10/12/07
No , science never said that  Ole Man | 10/13/07
Only if you've never studied it.  handydan918@... | 10/12/07
I've studied it plenty...  Carrion | 10/12/07
Not this again!  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
@Linux User  JCitizen | 10/12/07
Calling me weak minded  Carrion | 10/12/07
To: JCitizen  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
@Linux User; I can under stand your frustration...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Sorry, but ?macro-evolution? aka speciation HAS been DIRECTLY OBSERVED.  Joel R | 10/12/07
In Marxism, religion does not exist  Carrion | 10/12/07
evolution  Mahegan | 10/12/07
There is a big difference  alaniane@... | 10/12/07
No, there isn't.  Joel R | 10/12/07
It's interesting  alaniane@... | 10/12/07
Nice try.  Joel R | 10/13/07
That's not evolution...  Carrion | 10/12/07
Umm  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Nonsense.  Carrion | 10/12/07
Just my opinion but...  JCitizen | 10/12/07
That's easy!  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Perhaps you should restudy what Darwin  Update victim | 10/13/07
In fact Darwin was a man of faith...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Okay, lalogos, you asked for it!  Joel R | 10/13/07
Long, but interesting...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Honesty?  cheesyone | 10/13/07
No  laura.b | 10/12/07
Please show me where in the constitution  People | 10/12/07
It is probably in the preamble or the Articles..  JCitizen | 10/12/07
I stand corrected!  JCitizen | 10/12/07
More people  Linux User 147560 | 10/14/07
Amendment No. 1.  Update victim | 10/13/07
Neither...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Constitution  justanitguy | 10/15/07
Depends ...  JCitizen | 10/15/07
A lot of sawdust makes a tree  Chad_z | 10/12/07
Open source or not ...  mwagner@... | 10/12/07
a wheel is just a wheel.  pcguy777 | 10/12/07
From what I am seeing  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
You OBVIOUSLY didn't understand the patent.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
The "Virtual Workspace" is a fairly simple concept ....  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
Sounds like...  jasonp@... | 10/13/07
Another U-boat operation.  osreinstall | 10/12/07
Correction  osreinstall | 10/12/07
So they are trying to collect retroactively ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
Sure looks that way.  osreinstall | 10/12/07
what I am seeing  aussieblnd@... | 10/12/07
Sent it all to Syria....  JCitizen | 10/13/07
The advantage Open Source has over patent trolling...  olePigeon | 10/12/07
Dude, Red Hat didn't even exist  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
yeah? well...  linuxoverwindows | 10/12/07
The concept being  Ole Man | 10/12/07
This suit needs to go to court and be won  grail@... | 10/13/07
He has been speaking for some time.  Anton Philidor | 10/12/07
You're Kidding Right?  rjacksix | 10/12/07
Surprised a discussion of Linux mentions Red Hat?  Anton Philidor | 10/12/07
Linux mentions Red Hat?  aussieblnd@... | 10/12/07
This is some one blowing smoke !  jackie40d@... | 10/13/07
just give thanks to ms  pcguy777 | 10/12/07
If they said no, MS would not be here now!  I am Gorby | 10/12/07
Grassy Knoll  crypt2121 | 10/12/07
Next Day Litigation  aussieblnd@... | 10/12/07
The Prior Art Starts Here  David Mohring | 10/12/07
Not to Mention GEM  maldain | 10/12/07
GEM does not pre-date the IBM PC ...  mwagner@... | 10/12/07
How about GEOS on the C/64?  psion@... | 10/12/07
Actually  weemooseus@... | 10/12/07
I was more impressed with IBM..  JCitizen | 10/13/07
I LOVE Prior Art  Timpraetor | 10/12/07
That may be why Congress is eliminating it.  Anton Philidor | 10/12/07
Prior art would still be a factor ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
Re: That may be why Congress is eliminating it.  none none | 10/12/07
Administrative simplicity  Anton Philidor | 10/12/07
Re: Administrative simplicity  none none | 10/12/07
But you can always leave it to Anton  Ole Man | 10/12/07
Paternity  Anton Philidor | 10/13/07
Eliminating prior art?  IT_User | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to M  mrOSX | 10/12/07
The advancement of useful arts and sciences...  Robert Crocker | 10/12/07
Add that 2 the fact they waited 10 years....  mrOSX | 10/12/07
Kick  DirtyDingus | 10/12/07
Failure to attempt marketing a product should be grounds for:  Update victim | 10/13/07
Re: The advancement of useful arts and sciences...  none none | 10/12/07
There are Claims and then there are Claims...  hmoulding@... | 10/13/07
Doesn't Microoft infringe on this as well?  coverlt@... | 10/12/07
Technically Not  rjacksix | 10/12/07
Technically Not  lmenningen | 10/12/07
What about MDI?  Bruizer | 10/12/07
Technically, yes  none none | 10/12/07
One thing to remember here is ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
Re: One thing to remember here is ...  none none | 10/12/07
My Mandriva Linux connects quickly  Bill4 | 10/12/07
Plan is in motion....  Mike Cox | 10/12/07
Brings a smile to my face happy (nt)  el1jones | 10/12/07
Mike, your rep is grandiloquent.  Anton Philidor | 10/12/07
God Bless Ya, Mike  BanjoPaterson | 10/12/07
Plan is in Motion  lmenningen | 10/12/07
We have a fish  John L. Ries | 10/12/07
I'm surprised...  JCitizen | 10/12/07
Mike strikes fear in the heart of Lovey.  nix_hed | 10/12/07
indubitably! (NT)  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Hello, Fishie!  nix_hed | 10/12/07
10.0+ Eloquent and artful in construction  laura.b | 10/12/07
I took off .5 for the spelling  mdsmedia | 10/12/07
Very well done sir.... 9.8 (nt)  Badgered | 10/12/07
Re: As I cut my eggs Benedict...  handydan918@... | 10/12/07
9.0 (NT)  balaknair | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  sj_z | 10/12/07
Why not sue Sun or IBM?  jacarter3 | 10/12/07
Have they learned nothing from the SCO debacle?  JonathonDoe | 10/12/07
They are "putting up", there are patents named  PB_z | 10/12/07
This is real  crypt2121 | 10/12/07
Has Micro$oft considered whether or not they can survive  pennatomcat | 10/13/07
we should stand united against M$ attac dogs!  Linux Geek | 10/12/07
"We"?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Microsoft Is Its Own Worst Enemy  chessmen | 10/12/07
I fail to see how 90% of your post is relevant.  mdsmedia | 10/12/07
The only part I picked up on...  JCitizen | 10/12/07
Microsoft's Pattern of Behaviour  chessmen | 10/12/07
Not who - what a customer is...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Microsoft has no customers now  Ole Man | 10/13/07
The "whole" community doesn't have congressmen.  mdsmedia | 10/12/07
Just checking on what the patent is actually is?  el1jones | 10/12/07
Hmmm....  zkiwi | 10/12/07
That, actually, is a brilliant idea  laura.b | 10/12/07
Sticky windows?  macoafi | 10/12/07
What happens when...  KWierso | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to M  Brane2 | 10/12/07
and btw...  Brane2 | 10/12/07
Because this is the first...  Anton Philidor | 10/12/07
They make Ballmer...  bjbrock | 10/12/07
eolas=patent, sco=copyright.  Skibum | 10/12/07
prior art  scott1329 | 10/12/07
patchlevel.h for screen - at 3.0 in 1991!  scott1329 | 10/12/07
Another bad patent....  techboy_z | 10/12/07
And the Foil Hat Parade Begins! NT.  bka1959 | 10/12/07
Starting with you?? NT  mdsmedia | 10/12/07
It seems to me ...  mwagner@... | 10/12/07
It is pseudo speak for sure  TripleII | 10/12/07
Amiga  cheesyone | 10/13/07
ZDNet has deep pockets...  Timpraetor | 10/12/07
The patent was assigned to Xerox...  Resuna | 10/12/07
And this is the mystery ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
Yes, patents are bought and sold.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Well, yes, obviously it was sold...  Resuna | 10/12/07
Hundereds of Xerox patents were sold.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
You "couldn't begin to count.."  mdsmedia | 10/12/07
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
As if s/he could write a book....  B.O.F.H. | 10/13/07
Well of course you couldn't  Linux User 147560 | 10/14/07
They shouldn't be IMHO  CobraA1 | 10/12/07
Very nice, lets patent "Windows"  ohiomike | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  robertrduncan@... | 10/12/07
mod up!  Rick S._z | 10/12/07
"One day"?  masonwheeler | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to M  rone@... | 10/12/07
To be expected  hoiatl | 10/12/07
Making a Point?  rjacksix | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
What?  persia | 10/12/07
RE: What?  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
Didn't you watch the superbowl in 1984 ?  i8thecat | 10/12/07
More to the story  Chad_z | 10/12/07
Redhat isn't alone.  TripleII | 10/12/07
You raise an interesting point  Chad_z | 10/12/07
What a joke...  3dtodd | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  OKJoe | 10/12/07
It's a Xerox patent  persia | 10/12/07
Could be good for everyone  TripleII | 10/12/07
However the courts are ultimately fraud and need to be kept "honest" by...  xode@... | 10/12/07
Enough  jswift | 10/12/07
Hate to say it but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Agreed  TripleII | 10/12/07
I have to disagree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Counterclaims  TripleII | 10/12/07
Huh? I say again, HUH?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
What don't you get?  TripleII | 10/12/07
Your ignorance of patents and the courts is showing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
No_Fax, are you saying?  Ole Man | 10/12/07
NoAxe, why do you pretend to know what you don't  TripleII | 10/12/07
Triplell, why did you leave the entire next paragraph out?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Reading Comprehension 101  TripleII | 10/12/07
And free legal research  John L. Ries | 10/12/07
The PARENT is correct...  Rick S._z | 10/12/07
They are smart, you are not.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Right  lmenningen | 10/12/07
yeah I tend to agree  mdsmedia | 10/12/07
Patent is invalid  kokuryu | 10/12/07
It sure seems to be  byoung@... | 10/12/07
Ah but the real question is  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Your tin foil hat is leaking...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Oh  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Some one has to keep you children in line  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Well  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
You want to sniff my farts??? GROSS !!! (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Hey what you do in the privacy of your  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Instead of lobbing a character attack, how about addressing his point and  xode@... | 10/12/07
First he must make a point...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
He's right.  hulse_kevin | 10/12/07
Sorry but this is not a trademark case.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Re: Sorry but this is not a trademark case.  none none | 10/12/07
Expire means noithing  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
You can't renew patents!  laplatakid | 10/12/07
True, it gets extended, not re-newed  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
HOMEWORK:  Rick S._z | 10/12/07
huh? maybe, but not relevant.  Rick S._z | 10/12/07
Prior art  INGOTIAN | 10/12/07
RE: Prior art  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
This is Microsoft's problem  THEE WOLF | 10/12/07
More tin foil needed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
I agree; however,  THEE WOLF | 10/12/07
You are wrong on one count.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Re: More tin foil needed.  none none | 10/12/07
Agree 100%  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
RE: This is Microsoft's problem  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
This will be decided at the appeals level ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
This Is A Non-Issue  itanalyst | 10/12/07
Non-issue?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Sorry NoAxe  mrOSX | 10/12/07
Expiration date  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
You are right about it still going to court...  mrOSX | 10/12/07
RE: You are right about it still going to court...  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
Bush???  DirtyDingus | 10/12/07
We don't know how long they waited...  laplatakid | 10/12/07
You seem to be clueless on the subject.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
NoAxe maybe you should research before speaking...  mrOSX | 10/12/07
Nicely done.  handydan918@... | 10/12/07
YOu are correct, would you like other examples  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Why should anyone here be any different than you?  cheesyone | 10/13/07
No he isn't...  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Ranting doesn't change facts little one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Oh NOW  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Show me child...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
First it's you that is the child  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
Dang, You Are SO Easy To Own  itanalyst | 10/15/07
Patents limits Freedom  Don't Ask Me | 10/12/07
"it be a new form of Communism"  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
Not Communism  John L. Ries | 10/12/07
Communism  Don't Ask Me | 10/12/07
Point being  John L. Ries | 10/12/07
Sandanistas?  nwoodson@... | 10/15/07
Public Use problem  weaesq | 10/12/07
How wrong are thee, let me count the ways...  hulse_kevin | 10/12/07
RE: How wrong are thee, let me count the ways...  nwoodson@... | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to M  nydas | 10/12/07
Whatever...  hulse_kevin | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  jsjag1 | 10/12/07
What a joke  xrxca | 10/12/07
It started in 1967 At SRI  jimparkhurst00@... | 10/12/07
Reverse that  John L. Ries | 10/12/07
How about this  THEE WOLF | 10/12/07
The patent seems all encompassingly broad  lschw1 | 10/12/07
What about GIS/Cartographic/Drafting prior art?  egads@... | 10/12/07
Too many patents for common sense things  Randalllind | 10/12/07
The interesting theing (to me) is seeing  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/07
Novell - like the cop at the protest  Mahegan | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to M  crawdad2k | 10/12/07
Here's a thought...  zkiwi | 10/12/07
Some really bad grammar...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/12/07
Well ... I guess even Red Hat and Novell will be able to keep it ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
What next a patent on breathing  draciron@... | 10/12/07
Hmmm I just read a very interesting  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
They pretty much have to fight it ...  George Mitchell | 10/12/07
Ah yes...  Linux User 147560 | 10/12/07
@ Blind Believer  RightHandMan | 10/12/07
Ive Been Looking Too  Ole Man | 10/12/07
You People see Conspiracies Everywhere!  ballmerrules@... | 10/12/07
Fear of Looking and Patent Scope  orcmid | 10/12/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  brichter | 10/12/07
if true this will turn ugly big time  Quebec-french | 10/12/07
the US economy is already on fire and in a tailspin  stevey_d | 10/13/07
What about Linspire...  tek_heretik | 10/13/07
They already whacked them once!  JCitizen | 10/13/07
Oh yeah, forgot...  tek_heretik | 10/13/07
The REAL reason why they have not gone after Microsoft ...  George Mitchell | 10/13/07
Good analysis...  JCitizen | 10/13/07
If Microsoft is cheering...  Anton Philidor | 10/13/07
Anton  Linux User 147560 | 10/14/07
You forget ...  George Mitchell | 10/14/07
Of course MS is a Linux "seller"...  JCitizen | 10/15/07
Ballmer loaned IP M$'s lawyers...  tek_heretik | 10/13/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  jjjjofus | 10/14/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft  jjjjofus | 10/14/07
Why Include Novell...  Paradigm_Shift | 10/14/07
right  atari8bit@... | 05/20/08
Can they still defend this patent ?  xfer_rdy | 10/14/07
Whatever Mike Cox says is good enough for me.  D. T. Schmitz | 10/14/07
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED!  ballmerrules@... | 10/15/07
Patent Invalid  wwwsupport | 10/15/07
Red Hat preparing to release their new 'Global Desktop' product ...  George Mitchell | 10/15/07
Very true!  Ole Man | 10/15/07
Apple II E  Amaroq | 10/15/07
RE: First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to M  atari8bit@... | 05/20/08

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