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Real easy.
Because they control the machine and doing so is a process. Processes are patentable. Take a look at the chemical industry. The product may have no patent on it due to natural existance, prior art or the patent died. But the process on how it is made is very much patentable.

Example, making aspirin is no longer patentable by Bayer. But a new way to synthesize it less expensive can be. Software is a process also.

Software is more than math. It is free speech, math, a process, copyright. So the process part is patentable. But what is being done lately is gone overboard.

Start here.
http://www.uspto.gov
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#whatpat
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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
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Re: Again, it is how they do it.  none none | 12/24/06
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No, John  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/26/06
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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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