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Microsoft Patents The Task List

Posted by timothy on from the insanity-is-actually-rather-pleasant dept.

theodp writes "'Better not get too fancy with your grocery list, now that Microsoft has patented a glorified form of the to-do list.' Issued Tuesday, the patent covers the use of a 'task list' generated from 'TODO' comments in source code."

2 of 730 comments (clear)

  1. Prior art ... by Tomah4wk · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Well when i was using eclipse over a year ago it could already do this.

  2. All your ToDos are belong to us. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    All your ToDos are belong to us.