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Swagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 03:36 AM Original message |
Aussie inventor in $537m ($US388 million ) Microsoft damages win |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. Microsoft stealing technology ? |
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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. I heard they've got Norm Coleman's lawyers lined up for the appeal process. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. How ironic... Microsoft stole the code they needed to prevent others from... stealing their code. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. Good news, bu Microsoft has lost 100 s of suits, only to buy out the |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. It figures. Gates stole ideas and built Windows from Dos Shell and Deskview. |
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pingme1X (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Xerox |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Welcome to DU |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
8. Another reason to overhaul the patent system. Dumb patent. |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Everything is obvious after it has been invented |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. True. But software patents almost always consist of patents of vague programming ideas. |
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