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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. ahahahaha! by mrpuffypants · · Score: -1, Redundant

    AHAHAHAHAHAHAHhaha!

    ahahahahaha! rofl! lol!

    These patent lawers always know how to cheer me up!

  2. Sweet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I patent the internet.

  3. Too old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Damn that's old... guess there'll be no prior art.

  4. pgffft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    pgffft

  5. this is pathetic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    this is pathetic

  6. eh? by Aslan72 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What rock have they been living under for the past 14 years that they've just now noticed this? Can we say 'SCO' boys and girls? --pete

  7. wow by dcstimm · · Score: -1, Redundant

    we really need to cool down on computer patents, they are really getting out of hand!

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    keanmarine.com