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[Ragerunner]

http://www.promotetheprogress.com/2004/06/microsoft_paten.html

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[jm1234567890]

... They can patent that i they like.

It isn't really patenting the double click.

It is more patenting multiple ways to launch an application. ie. if you click + hold, the application will launch one way and if you double click it will launch another way.

This is quite original.

 

[Winston]

What's the big deal? You're company designs a unique feature, of course you patent it, they also patended the message typing alert, on MSN, which shows when a user is typing a message.

 

[Ragerunner]

You will think differently when someone patents the on/off button.

SO NOW THEIR GONNA HAVE TO USE A LEVER TO TURN THE COMPUTER ON.

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by Ragerunner
You will think differently when someone patents the on/off button.

SO NOW THEIR GONNA HAVE TO USE A LEVER TO TURN THE COMPUTER ON.

It does cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for a US patent.... so only worthy things will be patented.

There are also rules on what can and cannot be patented.

 

[Ziff]

Remember when that Australian bloke patented the wheel? That was really stupid.

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by Winston
What's the big deal? You're company designs a unique feature, of course you patent it, they also patended the message typing alert, on MSN, which shows when a user is typing a message.

lol really? i like that feature.

i still think it's a bit ridiculous

 

[santaslayer]

Patents can usually be easily avoided by allowing for 'slight' alterations in the original product.

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by Winston
What's the big deal? You're company designs a unique feature, of course you patent it, they also patended the message typing alert, on MSN, which shows when a user is typing a message.

immpossible... aMsn (which is open source) has that feature...

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
immpossible... aMsn (which is open source) has that feature...

The patended it, believe it or not, and they were the first to introduce it.

 

[Winston]

here i found the link for you


http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5088150.html?tag=st_lh

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by Winston
here i found the link for you


http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5088150.html?tag=st_lh

that link doesn't show it....

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
that link doesn't show it....

huh? :S... wat do u mean doesnt shot it, its as blatant as it says it.

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by Winston
huh? :S... wat do u mean doesnt shot it, its as blatant as it says it.

.... quote me where it says it.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
.... quote me where it says it.

lol says wat exactly? that they patented the techology?

 

[iambored]

first line

Microsoft has won a patent for an instant messaging feature that notifies users when the person they are communicating with is typing a message

 

[santaslayer]

Do they state how?
There are other different ways to notify the user that someone is typing a message.

 

[jm1234567890]

lol, i skipped to abstract when reading it.... both times

 

[iambored]

lol you read the whole thing, i read only 2 lines

 

[Collin]

Originally posted by Winston
What's the big deal? You're company designs a unique feature, of course you patent it, they also patended the message typing alert, on MSN, which shows when a user is typing a message.

I was actually wondering why other chat programs didn't have the feature.