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Microsoft Seeks Patent On Virtual Desktop Pager

Posted by timothy on from the enlightenment-anyone dept.

ihabawad writes "Microsoft has a patent on file for this really cool new technology called 'virtual desktops' where you see a 'pager' on the screen. Read all about it by searching under "Published Applications" for patent #20030189597 at the US Patent and Trademark Office. You know, I had a dream that I was using such a thing once; what was it called? -- yes, FvwmPager! Weird, eh?"

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  1. Major Corporation... by GypC · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... patents idea with lots of prior art.

    News at 11.

  2. Innovative by r0ckflite · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, but you don't understand. MS's patent uses xml! That's makes it sufficiently different from all previous desktop pagers. :)

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  3. Re:Direct Link by tunah · · Score: 5, Funny
    Posted by timothy on Thursday February 26, @03:37AM

    by huha (755976) on Thursday February 26, @03:41AM (#8385557)

    It took ages to find it... *sigh*

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  4. Re:nVidia Desktop Explorer does this on windows by John_Booty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now...if I had a seperate monitor for each desktop, that would be cool.

    If you actually had a separate monitor for each desktop, it would be hard to call them virtual at that point, wouldn't it? :P

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