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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. A Plea to Americans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Get your politicans to sort it out.

    This is getting really silly.

  2. dollars bucks? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Kinda lets you know where your $300 bucks that they charge for Windows XP goes.

    Your bucks cost you three hundred dollars? I wasn't aware that XP would cost you three hundred dollars bucks. $300 I could believe, but not $300 bucks.

  3. Re:Another one for the EFF to bust. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    You have to move your mouse just to see what's open.

    You should be able to keep track of that in your head? 2, 3, 4 apps?

    You can't see any alerts blinking in the system tray

    True. I was concerned about ICQ, but I can still hear the message beeps so no biggie.

    Instead of flicking the mouse down to click something (knowing exactly where it is), you have to move the mouse, wait for the taskbar to appear, locate the button and then click it.

    You use the mouse?! alt-tab all the way.

  4. Re:This is silly... by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 1, Troll

    What the hell is a "revmeter"? Are you a fucking moron? I think so. Look up: tachometer.

    No, I'm not, but one of us might be. Why don't you google "rev meter" (in speech marks, so that you only find exact phrases) and then google "tachometer". Then compare the number of matches.

    Revmeter, rev-meter or rev meter are all perfectly acceptable. And although tachometer might be more formal, revmeter is plainer and clearer for those people unfamiliar with that word. Besides, this is Slashdot, where people think that "spelt" as in "this is how a word is spelt" is spelt incorrectly and will proceed to argue the point without even bothering to reference a dictionary to check to see if they're talking out of their asses.

    Now go grow a spine (so that you can kick the AC habit) and a brain (so that you can learn when to keep your mouth shut and perhaps even some manners), you pathetic little man.

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