Inovating again
nite_w0lf | 01/29/04
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Sorry Jim Desler, but that's the way patents work.
George Jay | 01/29/04
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For a PhD you are an...
BFD | 01/29/04
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I see patents are good today.
vdraken | 01/29/04
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If the same methods are used it doesn't matter
dscherf | 01/29/04
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Incorrect
openMind | 01/29/04
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but...
dg mh | 01/29/04
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No buts...
Cardinal_Bill | 01/29/04
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And there is the argument FOR Microsoft patents
IT_User | 01/29/04
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Sadly, you're right. It's like MAD in the 60s.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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Software patents, the bane of PTO
IT_User | 01/29/04
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That's the problem
John Carroll  | 01/30/04
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re : that is the problem
JWatson77 | 01/30/04
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That's the problem
John Carroll | 01/30/04
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Microsoft+repsect for IP=oil+water
Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
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Name ANY OS not doing this!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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Much easier to name the one that is
zd-spam | 01/29/04
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Who do I sue in Linux?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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Think, man, think
sunergeos | 01/29/04
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You're "right". IBM has only a few mere pennies
Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
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Why not ask SCO?
ryusen | 01/29/04
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Ask the RIAA
Fred Fredrickson | 01/30/04
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Excuse me...
John L. Ries | 01/29/04
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You need to read my posts.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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It's possible I made a mistake, but...
John L. Ries | 01/29/04
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According to the patent owners...
sunergeos | 01/29/04
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Thanks for the link.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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Probably none of the OSS's
Cardinal_Bill | 01/29/04
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Linux, Solaris, BSD, OS X, OS2
Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
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PROVEN? Nothing has been CHARGED!
IT_User | 01/29/04
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That'll stand up in a court of law
tic swayback | 01/29/04
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GREAT POST!
Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
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Really, truely clueless
Fred Fredrickson | 01/29/04
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Based on what I read of the patents
AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
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I can name one that should have
AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
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Except, I think, they were considerably after Xerox
IT_User | 01/30/04
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Come on ZDNet...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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"Frequent target" means "frequent offender"
sunergeos | 01/29/04
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Again, name ANY OS not using this.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
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Not a problem...
sunergeos | 01/29/04
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Mac OSX... possibly
MacCanuck | 01/29/04
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Again, name ANY OS not using this
middle of nowhere | 01/29/04
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The insanity of software and business methord patents
David Mohring | 01/29/04
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correction
David Mohring | 01/29/04
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The other white elephant...
sunergeos | 01/29/04
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hypocracy= MS & no ax
nite_w0lf | 01/29/04
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Itty Bitty No Axehole still cleaning out his inbox
Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/29/04
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Litigeous Society
ShadeTree | 01/29/04
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A deadly spiral
IT_User | 01/29/04
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It was big coroerations and big money
nite_w0lf | 01/29/04
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So why doesn't MS just DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
George Mitchell | 01/29/04
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No, it's a busines
Fred Fredrickson | 01/29/04
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In this case
AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
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It's all fun and games until someone's patent
FilledOut | 01/29/04
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DOZE OF REALITY
yelenavt@... | 01/30/04
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There ARE unions for IT professionals
AbsolutelyNot | 01/30/04
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yelenavt@... | 01/30/04
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