Microsoft Patents 'Phone-Home' Failure Reporting

theodp writes "On Tuesday, the USPTO awarded a patent to Microsoft for its Method and system for reporting a program failure, although a much more sophisticated version of this technology has been standard on IBM mainframes for years. Maybe prior art searches will improve once the USPTO moves into the new two million square foot USPTO campus, which includes five interconnected buildings, a twelve-story atrium, a landscaped two-acre park, and a museum."

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Re:the US PTO is a profit-center, not a regulator

[Elektroschock]

Nice text. Who is the author, may we quote it?