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Microsoft Applies For Patent On Private Browsing

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the mine-mine-mine dept.

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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  1. M$ - Tabbed Browsing Patent by whtmarker · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is just like their tabbed browsing patent.

    M$ Business model: find an unpatented feature in an open source browser. Implement it in IE, then patent it. Sue the pants of the people who dared infringe on it.