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| Thread ID: 38504 | 2003-10-09 05:56:00 | MS at it again | mark.p (383) | Press F1 |
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| 181633 | 2003-10-09 05:56:00 | yro.slashdot.org Not happy with $US46 billion in the bank. They are now patenting other folks ideas. Can't wait for the Assie who patented the revolving device to remove Mr Gates wheels. ;) Have they run out of ideas, did they have any new ones in the first place? |
mark.p (383) | ||
| 181634 | 2003-10-09 06:06:00 | Quite simple really. If the idea is not already patented and if the idea is novel, a patent can be granted. If not, it will be declined. Thats why there is a patent system. The patent system is a world-wide system, its not owned by any person or company. As a test, if you were able now to patent the paper clip, would you? I know I would. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 181635 | 2003-10-09 06:08:00 | Yes, Microsoft had great ideas when it was first formed. Unfortunately it seems that greed has gotten to a certain someone. |
agent (30) | ||
| 181636 | 2003-10-09 06:11:00 | There's a funny video featuring a hugely over-sized paperclip (pretty much a real one though). It acts in the style of the paperclip from Microsoft Office - "It looks like you're writing a letter", and the person at the computer swears at it and gets rather annoyed. It's a good watch. |
agent (30) | ||
| 181637 | 2003-10-09 08:03:00 | www.theregister.co.uk | mark.p (383) | ||
| 181638 | 2003-10-09 08:23:00 | slashdot.org | mark.p (383) | ||
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