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Not all software patents. Just prior art and frivolous bling bling. Machine device drivers are totally legitimate. RSS is prior art. Time to go thru all software patents because the concept is relatively new and many mistakes have been made. USPTO needs to hire programmers with a historical background.
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Didn't Apple's Safari have  999ad@... | 12/21/06
Actually, if you'll (for a second)  mdemuth | 12/21/06
Whatt??????  999ad@... | 12/22/06
Thanks for the spelling  mdemuth | 12/22/06
Hey, no problem.  999ad@... | 12/22/06
I don't think Apple was the point...  el1jones | 12/22/06
That's not why Microsoft patents things  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/21/06
Re: That's not why Microsoft patents things  none none | 12/22/06
Where you are wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/22/06
Re: Where you are wrong...  none none | 12/22/06
Again, it is how they do it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/23/06
Re: Again, it is how they do it.  none none | 12/24/06
Re: Again, it is how they do it.  none none | 12/24/06
If I understand it correctly, John's point is  Richard Flude | 12/22/06
Its more like they want to licence it  deaf_e_kate | 12/23/06
No, John  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/26/06
Apple's stupid patent applications  NonZealot | 12/22/06
Microsoft should just tell their supporters what RSS is  mighetto | 12/21/06
All patents must die [nt]  Omch'Ar | 12/21/06
Wrong...  techboy_z | 12/22/06
Wrong also...  osreinstall | 12/22/06
How so?  techboy_z | 12/22/06
Real easy.  osreinstall | 12/22/06
Isn't RSS definitely prior-art in this area ?  BitTwiddler | 12/22/06
I think people love to say  xuniL_z | 12/22/06
Well, that cleared that up.  BitTwiddler | 12/22/06
Insane US patent system  funnyusername | 12/22/06
It could be  John Zern | 12/22/06
Re: It could be  none none | 12/22/06
People READ IT AGAIN!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/22/06
I know why it is hard to grasp  NonZealot | 12/22/06
So that's your problem...  MacCanuck | 12/22/06
Merry Christmas to you too  NonZealot | 12/22/06
A number of your favorite companies patents could probably be challenged  Boot_Agnostic | 12/22/06
Change  fheijkamp | 12/22/06
As if  Omch'Ar | 12/23/06

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