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Microsoft, Apple Sued Over Software Update Patent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stupid-patent-hurt-the-big-guy-too dept.

mark_wilkins writes "Microsoft and Apple have been sued by Teleshuttle Technologies, LLC, alleging that their online software updating technology infringes a patent on providing online updates to software with a menuing system to permit the user to pick the updates. Apparently the work on which the patent is based supposedly goes back to 1990."

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  1. Menuing system by pjrc · · Score: 5, Funny
    with a menuing system

    At least we don't have to worry about "apt-get update" :-)

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    PJRC: Electronic Projects, 8051 Microcontroller Tools
    1. Re:Menuing system by FxChiP · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, I can see it...

      "I am PORTHOLIO! I need GZ for my tarball!" (damn the lameness filter from hell for not letting me use caps...)

  2. US Patent Office! by cartzworth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where would you like to stifle innovation today?