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Thread ID: 42881 2004-02-25 20:17:00 MS at it again-trying the patent virtual desktops. mark.p (383) Press F1
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218186 2004-02-25 20:17:00 According to an article on Slashdot, Microsoft is attemtping to patent the
"Virtual Desktop" concept used commonly in several graphical user interface
systems, such as X.

yro.slashdot.org

appft1.uspto.gov
Search for patent application #20030189597
mark.p (383)
218187 2004-02-26 00:36:00 Microsoft can suck my balls! hamstar (4)
218188 2004-02-26 03:26:00 Well who used it in the first place? Besides if someone makes the same thing before you have the idea patented, then isn't the patent invalid? PoWa (203)
218189 2004-02-26 05:25:00 I agree with the first comment made :p

I must say that all this patenting things like Hyperlinks and Browser Plugin Capabilities etc is absolutely ridiculous!

Think of what an end it could mean for the consumer!!!


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
218190 2004-02-26 05:58:00 Yeah it's patently obvious the MS are panicing. Can't the reason see why, because they dominate the desktop market. mark.p (383)
218191 2004-02-26 06:22:00 >cool new technology called 'virtual desktops'

NEW?

As far as i am concerned it has been around for ages.
ilikelinux (1418)
218192 2004-02-26 06:29:00 > Yeah it's patently obvious the MS are panicing. Can't the reason see why, because they dominate the desktop market.

Its easy to see why they are crazy. They've got this guy (homepages.paradise.net.nz) running the show.

Spine chilling stuff :O :^O
PoWa (203)
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