Microsoft Applies For Patent On Private Browsing

PhilDEE writes "Microsoft is in the process of applying for two patents for a private browsing mode in their next version of Internet Explorer — a feature already present in Safari, among other browsers."

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And?

[powerlord]

a feature already present in Safari, among other browsers.

This is after all, both an MS story, AND a Patent story.

lYou would actually expect them to innovate in a Patent Application, would you?

I mean, that just reeks of giving in to non-corporate expectations.

Er... have they heard of Stealther?

[yankeessuck]

How can they seriously apply for a patent for something that's been around for at least three years? Maybe they actually have a novel implementation of the concept but I kind of doubt that.