True. Plus this application actually claims an earlier priority date: at least as far back as Jan 8, 2007. It should also be understood that the claims that ultimately issue in a patent are generally not as broad as the ones you see published at this point; during the back-and-forth with the patent office, the claims tend to narrow.
/agree. When I read the summary, I thought, "Wow. I guess Slashdot-types don't get it." But when I read the responses I felt a little better. I'm no fan of Microsoft, and clearly the Ad could have been cut a little tighter, but overall it's on target. I'm amazed that there are people who still think ads are about information transfer.
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Who's going to be the first to tag this "Bender"?
True. Plus this application actually claims an earlier priority date: at least as far back as Jan 8, 2007. It should also be understood that the claims that ultimately issue in a patent are generally not as broad as the ones you see published at this point; during the back-and-forth with the patent office, the claims tend to narrow.
/agree. When I read the summary, I thought, "Wow. I guess Slashdot-types don't get it." But when I read the responses I felt a little better. I'm no fan of Microsoft, and clearly the Ad could have been cut a little tighter, but overall it's on target. I'm amazed that there are people who still think ads are about information transfer.