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Microsoft Calls For Patent Law Change
Elektroschock writes "According to an article of IDG/Infoworld Microsoft calls for a reform of the US patent system . Last month Microsoft Denmark started a backfiring PR campaign to influence the European debate in favour of software patents. Critics of Microsoft often claim that MS was behind the EU lobbying and wanted software patents to kill open source. While it is true that lobbying took place, persons deeply involved in the debate are more cautious to affirm real business interests of Microsoft. In a CeBIT debate today it was concluded that the MS monopoly would not exist with today's software patenting in place back in 1985. Some highly influential stakeholders with real business interests are often forgotten: patent professionals and the patent offices. What if there was no evil MS conspiracy behind all those patent plans? Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith is very concerned of submarine patents and patent trolls for Microsoft's business. He said patent reform should begin at home."
I for one welcome our Microsoft overlords, Wait.... did I say Microsoft???
there's a cold front approaching hell and lows are expected to reach 32 degrees Fahrenheit. When asked about this, the dark one said, "It's gotten to the point where 'A snowball's chance' is actually pretty good.
Mr. T pitied this fool on 27 July 1992.
Please... 17 years of silence at Slashdot would do everyone some good.
Laws are for people with no friends.
Microsoft evil.... cannot.... understand.... Head exploding!
Very concerned of? I'm skeptical for that's correct...
Well, if MS can't get the Patent office to change it's ways, MS will just have to buy it in a hostile takeover.
Microsoft wants a system that says "All patents are belong to us".
Americans wants a system that says "All patents are belong to US"
This is not a signature.
"No other company gets such immature treatment from slashot other than Microsoft."
/. gets plenty of immature treatment.
SCO does.
Both major US political parties do. (immature support and immature derision)
Slashdot itself gets plenty of immature treatment from us.
Just about anything mentioned on
Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.
Oh my God, I've accidentally logged onto the Bizarro World Slashdot!
Next there will be stories on why Apple's design sucks, why Open Source will fail, and how SCO is the greatest company in the world. And there will be no story dups!
Lawrence Person (lawrencepersonh@gmailh.com (remove all "h"s to mail)
http://www.lawrenceperson.com/
Look at BSD. Nobody reads that, yet they get their own.
Pardon me, but I read the BSD section quite often.
BSD is to Windows like the American Armed Forces is to its enemies. It takes one BSD admin to wipe out 100 Windows admins.
Using this ratio, Windows gets underreported! :)
"reform from quantity to quality"
Oh yeah ? Why submit a patent for the NOT operator then ?
Why submit a patent for the FAT system ?
Why put a copyright on the term Msgbox ?
MS could start helping the patent industry immediately by controlling themselves and not submitting useless patents covered by prior art in the first place.
MS for a better world ? I'll believe it when I see it.
USPTO Patent number 23894237894298734
:D
Method for educating case workers in prior art spotting.
This patent also applies to slashdot editors.
1) Open Browser
2) load www.google.com
3) Enter keywords relating to proposed patent or story application.
4) Read results
5) Profit.
I think I just filled in the missing bits
I should patent that!
liqbase
Even the parent post gets immature treatment, because it sucks.
And here it is in English.