Ex-Microsoft CTO Checks In On Patent Reform

theodp writes "Defending his controversial Intellectual Ventures in a less-than-hard-hitting CNET interview, ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold finds it peculiar that some people get really wound up over patents. 'People generally don't have any problem with the patent system,' quipped Myhrvold, the inventor of Microsoft's patented Television scheduling system for displaying a grid representing scheduled layout and selecting a programming parameter for display or recording, which allows you to more efficiently select shows like Elimidate for viewing."

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Or "Mein Gott!"...

[leonbrooks]

...if you want to disband their shiny new Reich.

BTW, next time you hear "but nobody's complaining," point out that (1) Adolph was elected by popular vote; and (2) very few people complained about him and his crew<*> until it was waaaay too late.

<*> whom I have deliberately invoked to terminate the thread.