Microsoft Assembles Patent Arsenal for Longhorn

stock writes "The heat is on. Inside eweek.com are some remarkable articles: 'You see, Microsoft is busy patenting everything it can lay its hands on with all three. In fact, Microsoft is now building up its patent arsenal, applying for a rather amazing 10 patents a day. The idea isn't to ensure that Microsoft makes a fair profit from its patents; it's to make sure that no one else can write fully compatible software.' An older article mentions some other patents."

Comments

Re:the evidence that the day is coming is mounting

[kiwimate]

Interesting...so what's the plan for that other bastion of patents-out-the-wazoo, IBM? You know, the Linux hero in corporate clothing?

See, this is why I barely come to /. any more...pointless and uninteresting articles with scant information (especially from Michael), and futile arguments and knee-jerk paranoid reactions masquerading as discussion.

Re:Karma Whores Coming ...

[stinkyfingers]

Actually, given this crowd, I'd expect -1, Troll or 0, Overrated (is this possible?). Linux apologists' sense of humor is about as fragile as Linux evangelists'.

Re:this is the only way they can compete

[the coose]

Yeah, right. Microsoft is a true innovater as well. They invented the point and click GUI, the desktop paradigm, they were early adopters of the internet, invented the web, hell, they invented the GODDAMN COMPUTER INDUSTRY!! ALL HAIL THE INNOVATIONS FROM MICROSOFT!! Where would we be without them?????

Re:the evidence that the day is coming is mounting

[notasheep]

Get a grip Slashdot sheep - the article on eWeek is an OPINION piece! Don't reply to this as if the article were full of facts - it isnt'.