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AvantGo Gets a Patent

Posted by michael on from the slashdot.org/palm/ dept.

AnElder writes: "Yahoo's Daily News Technology section is carrying a story reporting that AvantGo has received a patent for its synchronization technology. And here's an excerpt: "In legal jargon, AvantGo said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had issued it patent No. 6,341,316 covering the system, method and computer program product for synchronizing content between a server and a client." Why didn't I think of this?" In all fairness, the patent doesn't seem to be as bad as many that have been issued. It cites many other patents as references (which helps ensure that AvantGo is doing something *different*), and is rather specific about the process - I would expect that there are many ways to "synchronize" data that wouldn't run into this patent.

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp

  2. Re:Let's just hope.... by mshiltonj · · Score: 1, Troll

    that they don't leverage this to try to quash their competition, the most excellent Plucker

    Keep dreaming. That's what software patents are for .

    --
    Software Wars
  3. John Walker Lindh is a fucking maggot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... and you are his midnight queen.

  4. i have this urge... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    For the past few days I have had this strange fantacy.

    I want another man to ejaculate into my ear.

    Is this unusual? Should I ask one of my fellow linux programmers to assist me?

  5. Hey, this is RMS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm GNU/RMS and i'll gladly jizz in your ear [I'm a filthy communist hippie (how's that for an oxymoron?) and I am also a jackass].