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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ yttrx ] on Saturday 02 September 2006 16:23 \__
>
>> John A. Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apple settles iTunes software interface lawsuit
>>>
>>>
>>>> One wonders what makes AmaroK, or Songbird, or Rhythmbox, or GTKPod an
>>>> exception. Software patents are preposterous, especially when they are
>>>> trivial. Microsoft patenting emoticons? Amazon (Bezos) patenting
>>>> recommendations?!?! it's all bound to collapse.
>>>
>>> Just like the housing market...
>>>
>>
>> Not here it hasnt. Even rents are out of this world around these parts,
>> one bedrooms just hit an average of 3K USD a month.
>
> But that's because you live in NY, IIRC. The only place where I imagine it's
> more pricey is Tokyo.
>
London is more expensive, I think. Quite a bit more, according to the
last survey I saw. The US is generally pretty cheap to visit from here.
Moving back to patents, though, clearly some fool has granted yet
another totally ridiculous patent, thus making a few quid for the USPTO,
but otherwise, causing untold grief.
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