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Ex-Microsoft CTO Checks In On Patent Reform

Posted by timothy on from the easy-for-him-to-say dept.

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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  1. LOL @ MONTREAL by Luke727 · · Score: -1, Redundant

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