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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. Hey look, a story about Apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What are the odds of that on Slashdot. CmdrTaco has gone APPLE KRAZY!!!!

    1. Re:Hey look, a story about Apple by FosterKanig · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Apple just announced the signing of 3 of the biggest Indie labels for the European iTMS.

      This story should hit the front page within an hour.

    2. Re:Hey look, a story about Apple by CcntMnky · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Why is this here? Do you have a patent on the post?

      Don't post it, it's a trap!

  2. Re:RTFA by mblase · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dude, if you would bother to RTFA then you would see that it clearly sez that they tried to approach both comapnies, and they pretty much said "you're full of shit get lost"

    I cannot believe I'm getting schooled on RTFA by someone with that kind of spelling and grammar. Pardon me while I ignore you completely.

  3. Re:Gimme a billion dollars, I'm a genius, I swear. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Please help me by correcting my grammar."

    Ah already done "corrected" yer Grammer when Ah done tooken her cherry.....

  4. Since Apple writes bug free software... by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Since (according to conventional wisdom here on /.) Apple writes bug free software, why would they need an on-line update service at all?

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