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ok, hows this:

*imo*, this patent should never have been issued.

*imo*, this patent, if it stands, will hurt everyone, open or closed source, with the solitary exception of the one guy who is eolas, who will buy an island and retire to it (nothing wrong with that, if he had actually invented something, which, *imo* happy, he did not).

fortunately, *imo*, the patent office will *probably* overturn the original issuance of the patent.

*imo*, it is sad we even have to start talking about prior art and such, because the patent issued was for a general idea and nothing specific.

*imo*, i should be issued a patent on the for..next loop and the if..then statement.

*imo*, that island should be mine.

cheers! happy
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Agree !!! but  mabricen | 05/11/04
um...  ryusen | 05/11/04
Har!  FederalistPaperBoy | 05/11/04
I disagree ...  George Jay | 05/11/04
fortunately for us all...  eLurker | 05/11/04
You're assuming  IT_User | 05/11/04
thus, the word...  eLurker | 05/11/04
bank robbery?  ryusen | 05/11/04
Can't make exceptions for Microsoft.  systemcleaner | 05/11/04
and apple, and novell, and ibm, and...  eLurker | 05/12/04
never wanted to make an exception for MS...  ryusen | 05/12/04
disagree  richhayes | 05/12/04
Hard to call  IT_User | 05/11/04
True, but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/04
my god...  ryusen | 05/11/04
Well...  zkiwi | 05/11/04
you are making a good argument...  eLurker | 05/11/04
Hafta disagree on one point  IT_User | 05/11/04
zkiwi  eLurker | 05/12/04
Whatever  zkiwi | 05/12/04
im getting the feeling  eLurker | 05/12/04
This time you left out the word  IT_User | 05/12/04
it_user  eLurker | 05/12/04
ends and means...  ryusen | 05/12/04
I really hate to do this again  IT_User | 05/12/04
???  eLurker | 05/14/04
In a sense, there is a rule  IT_User | 05/12/04
schools own patents?  V Sanders | 05/12/04
Good point!  IT_User | 05/12/04

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