On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:26:22 -0500, Doug Fuerst wrote: >Maybe Apple will patent air next. They can join Microsoft in the >application. This is insane. > >http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205203690&cid=nl_IWK_daily > Isn't this strangely reminiscent of IBM's patent 6,329,919, which IBM under public pressure and to its credit withdrew? (How does one withdraw a patent? Bequeath it to the public domain somehow?)
And I wonder why IBM hasn't defended its patent(s) on the behavior of the TAB key on graphic terminals, which would seem to be infringed by numerous web page and personal computer data entry forms? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
