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Microsoft Applies For Patent On Tufte's Sparklines

Posted by timothy on from the audacity-of-patents dept.

jenkin sear writes "Data visualization guru Edward Tufte developed Sparklines, a great way to display condensed data as an inline graphic. Excel's new version has incorporated the design element — and Microsoft has applied for a patent on them — without so much as a by-your-leave from Tufte."

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  1. Re:Obvious bad patent by timmarhy · · Score: 1, Troll

    you want to imprison people filing a patent which has prior art? fuck you in the neck.

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