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Apple Patented by Microsoft
An anonymous reader writes "C|net is reporting that Microsoft received a patent on Tuesday for a new variety of apple tree. U.S. Plant Patent 14,757, granted to Robert Burchinal of East Wenatchee, Wash., and assigned to Microsoft, covers a new type of tree discovered in the early 1990s in the Wenatchee area, a major commercial apple-growing region. Dubbed the 'Burchinal Red Delicious,' the tree is notable for producing fruit that achieves a deep red color significantly earlier than other varieties. It is sold commercially as the 'Adams Apple.'" Apparently, the assignation of the patent to Microsoft was an error. Or so they would have us believe ...
Yet another deceiving slashdot headline.
ok, fine, make a headline that catches my attention, i even had NO problem with it being "apple patented by microsoft", but the fact is that it is in the "Apple" section, which is just... plain... deceptive.
This has nothing to do with the apple section, but an apple trre, unrelated to technology, and is not even "news for nerds"... I dont want to hear about an apple tree, and we all know that microsoft patents everything, we going to put all of those as headlines too?
At best, this is Microsoft news, not Apple.
I like how this was posted in the apple section. The editors must be so busy they don't even have time to read more than the title.