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Microsoft's 911 Patent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-little-odd dept.

The register is reporting "'Microsoft was today granted a patent for accessing data used by the emergency services.' They quote from the application 'In sum, what is needed is a way to provide users with access to needed emergency information. This should be simple from the user's perspective, so that even very emotional users can find what is needed in a straightforward, yet comprehensive process.' Apparently the patent was filed one month after 9/11."

2 of 391 comments (clear)

  1. Re:New product in the works? by Uptown+Joe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Crashing Computers, Crashing Airplanes

  2. Re:New product in the works? by Uptown+Joe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They already hijack computers. (it's called spy-ware). And they crash. The only real difference is that the Hijackers in this case are not trying to bring down America, they are trying to make a quick buck or just cause trouble. (that and when a computer crashed it only rarely causes death and mayhem)

    Just wait until the "Down with the American Pigs" hijackers get more computer savvy... probably sometime next week.