On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:03:05 +0000, [H]omer wrote:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Microsoft Sued; Christmas Comes Early for Z4 Technologies
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>> | Microsoft is succumbing to patent trolls today, as they’re
>> | being ordered to pay over $140 million for, get this, asking
>> | for two passwords.
>
> Somebody needs to just shut down the ridiculous US patent system.
> (Cue Timmy defending ridiculous patents. Oh wait, he *can't* this
> time, since he'd be siding against Microsoft. Oh the dilemma!)
Much as I find the notion of MS getting sued for patent infringement
deliciously ironic, let's be honest here... that's an asinine patent. The
whole system is screwed up beyond any hope of repair.
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