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Microsoft Patents Grouped Taskbar Buttons

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday July 1, 2004 @01:25PM from the thought-of-that-before dept.

I_am_Rambi writes "According to the US Patent office, patent #6,756,999 belongs to Microsoft. The patent this time is grouping taskbar icons processes. This is included in Windows XP, and some prior art in X. Looks like it was accepted two days ago."

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First! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-01 13:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Whooooooo hooooooooo!!!
w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-01 13:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Re:FUCK YOU! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-01 13:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Thank you, I am a smelly, unwashed /.er. Nobody else has ever offered to fuck me before...
Mod parent up... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-01 15:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Damn...where are the mod points when you need 'em?
Re:FUCK YOU! by nick_marden · 2004-07-01 15:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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