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I agree the patent system is broken, however MS have shown their evil by...
I agree to a point, however if there was a loophole that allowed you to get away with murder... like bringing someone on your property, killing them and claiming it was intrusion... you could probably get away with it due to legal loopholes, but would you still not blame the murderer for taking advantage? or would you blame the judges and say the murderer is innocent, its just the judge who let him go who is guilty... ? The laws need to be changed and I like your suggestion of getting involved, however those who take advantage of the laws... and more specifically take advantage of those less technical than themselves for profit gain of something obviously immoral.. they should also be condemned.

Microsoft is throwing in patents for **** they didnt invent, thats the first moral mistake... then secondly they are just bombarding the system with patents and then sooner or later its bound to run into someone not competent to make the decision. So they are basically preying on the human flaws, the incompetence, and mistakes to have monetary gain. Throw enough absurd patents for stuff that already exists, and sooner or later you will get one through by dumb luck. This of course is extremely expensive, but MS surely has a budget specifically for this purpose, and history has probably shown its a good business model, regardless of how immoral. Get one through and now every program and keyboard creator will pay royalties probably. The 1000 rejected patents were now paid for and they have one that will continue to bring in revenue and brand their logo on everything which is free advertising. "partners" they say, but its more like "victims of blackmale" based on an incompetent patent office, and a criminal minded MS.
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Oh, maaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!  Userama | 08/29/08
MS is not stupid, just GREEDY (n.t.)  OldGuru | 09/02/08
From the Horse's Mouth...  Your Mom 2.0 | 09/03/08
Google to patent 'Forward', 'Backward' and 'Home' buttons  Web Smart | 09/03/08
I'm going to patent sexual intercourse now.  AtomicFusion | 09/05/08
Doggy style patent  Web Smart | 09/11/08
Ha ha ha ha... It made my day  ffajardo3 | 09/11/08
Sexual Intercourse 2.0  odracyr@... | 09/11/08
...and what does a "license" for that get me?  Dan0man | 12/30/08
I demand patent reform!  Linux Geek | 08/29/08
"I demand M$ patent reform". Fix that for you. (nt)  ye | 08/29/08
Twice fixed  Hemlock Stones | 08/29/08
"M$ patent reform"? c:\format M$  Thempleton | 10/11/08
Huh?  daMan25 | 08/29/08
I agree the patent system is broken, however MS have shown their evil by...  brainphreak | 08/29/08
Big Blue  DaemonSlayer | 09/01/08
"DOS?!?!?!? What's that?" ...  Media-Ted@... | 09/03/08
DOS not DoS  efronck@... | 09/04/08
And there you have it....  constable_bill | 10/09/08
One of my old Commodores...  AttackComputerWhiz | 09/11/08
I think equal time is the only ethical way here. .  xuniL_z | 09/02/08
IBM  steeleweed@... | 09/02/08
Whaaaa? The company that tried to patent advertising on the internet??  xuniL_z | 09/02/08
Actually...  bmerc | 09/02/08
Do you view software patents as ok?  xuniL_z | 09/02/08
Re: IBM  thebigming | 09/03/08
Re: MS  xuniL_z | 09/03/08
"...without IBM we wouldn't have the PC...."  Loggies | 10/09/08
I agree the patent system is broken, however MS have shown their evil by...  Thempleton | 10/11/08
Yes it is their fault; you can't blame your actions on an unfair system  exolon | 09/02/08
Outrageous!  The_Quietman | 09/02/08
A Strong Anti-trust Remedy Would have Included Patent Restrictions  lcarliner@... | 09/03/08
Patent Reform  bigtoewossi | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  stu5011@... | 08/29/08
Revolution?  daMan25 | 08/29/08
It's a HGTTG paraphrase  AndyCee | 08/31/08
Siriusly Speaking  barence773 | 08/31/08
Might as well start here...  Media-Ted@... | 09/03/08
No they wil be Number Three, now  wallis2004 | 12/30/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  jhicks@... | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  edse83 | 08/29/08
And OSS advocates question whether OSS really infringes...  ye | 08/29/08
Well NOW there's no doubt... sheesh  Michael Kelly | 08/29/08
Yes they do, and they should  IT_User | 08/29/08
Of course, that same question shouel be asked...  jasonp@... | 09/02/08
Missing the obvious?  Anton Philidor | 08/29/08
Watch out for those trees, there's a million of them.  kozmcrae | 08/29/08
Patents are tolls, not roadblocks  Anton Philidor | 08/29/08
Patents for software are trouble.  storm14k | 08/30/08
Too many patents to pay?  Anton Philidor | 08/31/08
Gates said patents are bad for innovation  deaf_e_kate | 09/01/08
tolls and patents  DaemonSlayer | 09/01/08
Thank you mister spinmeister  chemist109 | 08/29/08
Charitable and unnecessary assumption  IT_User | 08/29/08
A waste of time and money, then?  Anton Philidor | 08/29/08
Not necessarily a waste  IT_User | 08/29/08
Some examples of prior art...  jasonp@... | 09/02/08
I remember "| more"  IT_User | 09/03/08
Yeah - patents shouldn't be "hairsplitting."  CobraA1 | 08/29/08
Steve Jobs Patents "Monkey Boy"  itanalyst2@... | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  MarkLR | 08/29/08
Do you use a computer?  p0figster | 09/02/08
Do I use a computer?  patrickmorrison@... | 09/04/08
Similar but not the same  celeriun@... | 08/29/08
WANG had it 30 years ago.  Bruizer | 08/30/08
NewWord and CP/M  The_Quietman | 09/02/08
Only an idiots  storm14k | 08/29/08
So who do you think runs the patent office?  Ole Man | 08/29/08
Q: who runs the patent office???  DaemonSlayer | 09/01/08
Exactly, right on track  Ole Man | 09/03/08
Patented to the Public  dunraven | 08/29/08
I don't blame MS at all  Michael Kelly | 08/29/08
there is a way...  snberk341 | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  enigh | 08/29/08
SHHHhhhhh!!!!  linux for me | 08/29/08
Donot worry pal they are pettenting more than this  sanousy.howari@... | 02/07/09
It may already be patented...  storm14k | 08/29/08
Walking papers  Rick_R | 08/29/08
Concepts and Understandings  Oxcart | 08/31/08
Oo, oo, oo.  kozmcrae | 08/29/08
I called dibs on... and : ) NT  psquared007 | 08/29/08
Then I get  Confused by religion | 08/29/08
Ridiculous  johngalt_0705 | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  goingbust | 08/29/08
If this doesn't show how broken the US patent system is...  BitTwiddler | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  goingbust | 08/29/08
Heck I infringed on this 25 years ago.  Bruizer | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  msanto00 | 08/29/08
How in the world did this get granted?  CobraA1 | 08/29/08
"This doesn't even pass the common sense test"  Ole Man | 08/29/08
Not too different from Apple  kdarling | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  brainphreak | 08/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  Kebbles | 08/29/08
CTRL-ALT-DEL Patent  kitko | 08/30/08
Good one  AndyCee | 08/31/08
CTRL-ALT-DEL Patent  spikemarty | 09/03/08
Microsoft Invalidates the PATENT SYSTEM  null | 08/30/08
More power to them  croberts | 08/30/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  sgtbooger2@... | 08/30/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  robtjr30 | 08/30/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  Oxcart | 08/31/08
Louzy behaviour of Microsoft  bcchong | 08/31/08
Lazy Job here  tabrasa | 08/31/08
Not so  IT_User | 08/31/08
I patent the patent! happy (NT)  TedKraan | 08/31/08
You Americans need a new patent system, it's ludicrous  absent | 09/01/08
International variation is just as bad...maybe even worse - nt  USTechHead | 09/03/08
I Agree  Ronin69 | 10/09/08
The...  Jeremy W | 09/01/08
nobody realize that the behaviour described  benitodarder | 09/02/08
It would be good to be able to change modes  leemost | 09/08/08
prior art on this - ghostview.  RegisterRegister | 09/02/08
Bad bad bad, what next patent on scrolling wheels  Boot_Agnostic | 09/02/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  jrwhalley | 09/02/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  khorsia | 09/02/08
I checked my calendar .......  cynic8 | 09/02/08
Microsoft patents greed, always have been liars  KarlMartens | 09/02/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  kidtron | 09/02/08
Could MS get a patent on my opinion?  kidtron | 09/02/08
Microsoft must be strapped for cash...  mjbernier | 09/02/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  ppatulsk-20570804891699554395357689807308 | 09/02/08
Open Source, please patent ...  OldGuru | 09/02/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  chris@... | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  ruxton | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  shoaibjameel123 | 09/03/08
This is not a patent for keyboard keys  greghodg | 09/03/08
page up/down keyboard patent by MS  msd1107 | 09/03/08
rather splitting hair, isn't it ?  Loggies | 10/09/08
Ignoring the fact that the Patent Office...  GrizzledGeezer | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  cfbros | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  ideality | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  ideality | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  wgmorg | 09/03/08
Microsoft Patents "1" and "0": forces others to go Analog  ktramd | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  keaura | 09/03/08
stupid microsoft...wants to patent keboard keys now  ash_sids | 09/03/08
RE: Complain, discuss or ACT... your choice  DigiMediaMan | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  Obviator | 09/03/08
Better question, what other patents by others are just as bad  Boot_Agnostic | 09/03/08
Ridiculous, terrible, stupid  djchandler | 09/03/08
Stupid?! That's a patent violation!  vearlhaynes@... | 09/03/08
Okay, I'd like to patent 'standing up to pee...'  Too-Tired Techie | 09/03/08
It's all about court costs. Patents kill competition. Prior art is useless.  Fujikid2 | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  THX 1138 | 09/03/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  Thempleton | 09/04/08
Patents with established Prior Art are worthless  David Chassels | 09/04/08
European enterprise to patent all the alphabetic keys...  Thempleton | 09/04/08
Ridiculously inaccurate reporting  d26nwdz8001@... | 09/04/08
Thanks for the added detail...  m_a_massa@... | 09/04/08
Nice argument--except---  AttackComputerWhiz | 09/11/08
Ridiculously Inaccurate  DonD01 | 09/11/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  patrickmorrison@... | 09/04/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  snakecharmernyc@... | 09/04/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  kokuryu | 09/04/08
On morons,  snakecharmernyc@... | 09/04/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  ceh4702 | 09/04/08
Everybody file a protest and call your congressman  zendrummer | 09/04/08
Next one will be the bathroom shitting technic  AlbertoMichieli | 09/06/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  swattek | 09/06/08
Patently Absurd  rossasaurus | 09/06/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  AttackComputerWhiz | 09/11/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  jlang@... | 09/11/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  ca1ic0cat | 09/11/08
Huh!!!!!  madrucke@... | 09/11/08
Patent the hand  mscalculus@... | 09/11/08
Microsoft's Penchant for Frivolous Patents Was Parodied By The Onion  Cardhu | 09/12/08
OH that's right MS is patenting 3270 terminals too!!!!!  mfh@... | 09/12/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  dlluce | 09/12/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  gbentley@... | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  MarkSG | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  alfowler@... | 10/09/08
Ignoring the question of this patent's validity...  GrizzledGeezer | 10/09/08
Insane  leeegeee | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  neverhome | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  StasD | 10/09/08
Riiiiiight....  constable_bill | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  svalery | 10/09/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  psomerset@... | 10/09/08
Oh, great!  donnie126_2002@... | 10/09/08
Oh, great!  donnie126_2002@... | 10/09/08
Windoze user to pay again. The other, pirates!  Thempleton | 10/11/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  akaltman@... | 12/29/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  wallis2004 | 12/30/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  Mike106132000@... | 12/31/08
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  sanousy.howari@... | 02/06/09
RE: Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'  sanousy.howari@... | 02/06/09

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