On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:06:14 +0100 Alan Schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
babbled:
> I just read this on Ars Technica:
> http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1077781268.html (the Enlightenment bit
> is just a hook, I admit it, but it is cited in the article: "It appears
> that Microsoft's patent is describing the Enlightenment virtual desktop
> manager in very clear detail and yet it is decidedly trying to cover
> every possible aspect of desktop management.")
>
> You gotta love the USPTO ;-)
as far as i'm concerned. *shrug*. the day Ms sues ANYONE (including me) i will
get up and fight this tooth & nail with everything i can find. i don't like
patents in general - they stifle innovation. i hate the even more because so
many are vague and are reaching and completely obvious to "someone skilled in
the art". if patents really WERE granted as they should be... i wouldn't care,
but they don't seem to be.
as i said. if it ever comes to the crunch i'm prepared to fight to the end for
freedom of ideas and expression.
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