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Did Microsoft Invent The iPod?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sure-why-not dept.

nate.oo writes "If you think Apple Computer's Steve Jobs invented the technology behind the Apple iPod, don't bet your 60GB, 15,000-song model on it. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent applications that cover much of the technology associated with the iPod were submitted by Microsoft."

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  1. Of Course! by nxtr · · Score: 4, Funny

    They also invented the Google start page! I'm too lazy to add a link. To understand joke, see Slashback from 1-2 days ago.

  2. Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword by Effugas · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, if I listen closely I can hear the laughter of thousands upon thousands of Korean engineers, and I'm in Seattle.

  3. Does the patent office... by Spacejock · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... run their database on MS software? If so, why does Microsoft bother applying for patents? They could just get in through a back door and insert retroactive patents on anything they like.

    (Yeah, my tinfoil hat just fell off.)

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    Hal Spacejock: Science Fiction with Nuts
  4. Re:Credit where credit's due by mnemonic_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Impossible. Steve Jobs invented the iPod on the 5th day.

  5. Re:Steve jpbs inventor? by Barlo_Mung_42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "He may run the company, but he is hardly an engineer."

    Are you crazy?!? Did you see the new fangled mouse he just invented? It has THREE buttons!

  6. They forgot the "Via a computer network" by MavEtJu · · Score: 4, Funny

    They patented a "portable, pocked-sized multimedia asset player"...

    Oh boy will they feel stupid when I patent an "portable, pocked-sized multimedia asset player via a computer network"!

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  7. Re:Did M$ invent the iPod? by tolkienfan · · Score: 3, Funny

    AND they didn't count the mouse buttons very accurately!