Cisco Patents the Triple Play

Aditi.Tuteja writes, "Cisco was recently granted a patent on a 'system and method for providing integrated voice, video and data to customer premises over a single network.' Sound a lot like 'triple play?' Yes it is. The patent, which was filed back in 2000, describes a system that would allow consumers to receive all of their home services through one service provider instead of two or three. The patent's wording seems broad enough to cover nearly all existing implementations of triple play, and some are worried that Cisco will try to wield the newly granted patent against such providers as AT&T and Comcast. If such a thing were to happen, progress on AT&T's Project Lightspeed could slow even more."

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This is complete and utter bull - suck it Cisco!

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Seriously, this is fucking bogus. What the fuck is wrong with these assholes? Oh shit, there's a company offering multiple services over a medium that's been around for over 40 years, obviously nobody ever thought of this before! It's sure a good fucking thing a wire carrying an electrical signal is so hard to comprehend! Why, heaven forbid filthy thieves like Comcast get away with using internet packets for their intended purpose! Jesus, thank you Cisco for saving us all! Hey Cisco, I have a patent for you: a method of providing multiple services (smell, sound, bass) from a single orifice (my ass), better send me a fucking check now, or I'll sue! Cock suckers.

(Yes, I'm drunk. Thank you Chicago for having approximately 50,000 bars per capita. Yes, this is an example kids, don't post drunk!)