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Microsoft Patents Grouped Taskbar Buttons

Posted by CowboyNeal on 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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  1. that darn MSFT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    First electricity through our skin, now this, what next, patenting the act of breathing air?

  2. Re:A Plea to Americans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Yup.

  3. Re:Another one for the EFF to bust. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I use autohide every day.. why should I waste a good percentage of my screen for a taskbar ? I work mostly with maximized windows and I rarely use the taskbar to switch task (there is AltTab). I use it almost only to start a new program in quicklaunch or for drag and drop.
    For the start menu there is the Windows key.

  4. YRO by slavemowgli · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Shouldn't this be in "Your rights online"?

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