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| Thread ID: 60214 | 2005-07-26 04:48:00 | Microsoft Patents Smileys/Emoticons | vinref (6194) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 375467 | 2005-07-26 04:48:00 | Microsoft has submitted a patent to cover "smileys" or "emoticons", as reported by ZDNet Australia here (www.zdnet.com.au nd/0,2000061733,39204095,00.htm). They might run into trouble due to prior art. But even then it takes money to challenge such a patent, and who's up for taking on Microsoft? | vinref (6194) | ||
| 375468 | 2005-07-26 05:01:00 | mabey they should spend as much time and money making software as they do making up stupid patents | sambaird (47) | ||
| 375469 | 2005-07-26 05:04:00 | Actually, the original post was inaccurate - MS submitted the patent application last year and the Patent Office has just published it. I think this is one of the last steps before it is granted. So it is well on it's way to being granted. | vinref (6194) | ||
| 375470 | 2005-07-26 05:15:00 | Great, just what we need... more bandwidth hogging emoticons | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 375471 | 2005-07-26 08:21:00 | Hey you guys, lighten up, stop picking on Microsoft :angry They're only trying to help protect us users from unscrupulous people that would take advantage of these sort of unprotected works. Look what they are trying to achieve for us by patenting the XML standard. Ingrates. Your only jealous anyway. If you could manipulate venal polititions into making a faulty IP regime more manipulable, so that you could grab yourselves a truck load of dubitable patents on just about evrything that moves, and doesn't, you wouldn't be blathering on about it here, now would you. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 375472 | 2005-07-26 08:27:00 | They're only trying to help protect us users from unscrupulous people that would take advantage of these sort of unprotected works. Look what they are trying to achieve for us by patenting the XML standard. Ingrates. and what exactly would that be? |
sambaird (47) | ||
| 375473 | 2005-07-26 08:47:00 | What would 'that exact' what be Sam? | Murray P (44) | ||
| 375474 | 2005-07-26 08:49:00 | What would 'that exact' what be Sam? what would the use of patenting XML be |
sambaird (47) | ||
| 375475 | 2005-07-26 10:08:00 | Well, of course, to protect the users of XML documents and applications that use it, from people gaining patents on the code then charging great gobs of money for its use. That's MS's rationale anyway. Do you not trust them to uphold the principals of free use software and egalitarian rights? Do you think that MS will ultimately want ot make money out of XML. smilies and right clicking on objects? |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 375476 | 2005-07-26 12:42:00 | what would the use of patenting XML be Ask Microsoft - they patented it (or at least tried to). |
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