____/ Mark Kent on Monday 03 December 2007 07:13 : \____
> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>> Microsoft Sued; Christmas Comes Early for Z4 Technologies
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | 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!)
>>
>
> Asking for two passwords is patentable? How stupid is this going to
> get? When will someone shut down the USPTO - it's utterly incompetent.
Shopping with a single click is patentable too, so...
I'm starting to wonder if the USPTO is more scandalous than G Warmonger B.
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