__/ [ [H]omer ] on Tuesday 01 May 2007 04:52 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Microsoft Wins in Supreme Court; AT&T Ruling Overturned
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | In a stunning 7-1 decision with extremely broad implications in
>> | the field of patents and patentability, the US Supreme Court has
>> | overturned a Federal Circuit ruling that was in favor of AT&T,
>> | and has apparently affirmed Microsoft's arguments that software
>> | coupled with the device on which the software is installed
>> | cannot be considered patentable.
>> `----
>
> <choke>
>
> Good grief! You mean Microsoft actually did something ... *good*?
>
> So first I'm going to sincerely thank Microsoft from the bottom of my
> heart.
>
> Then I'm going to kill myself.
>
> Goodbye cruel world.
>
> ;)
Eben /et al/ actually supported Microsoft in this trial. Many more details in
Groklaw.
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