18 Nov 2004
RF Connector Chess Set

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Microsoft offshores patent war - so goes the WTO?

Buried in this excellent analysis of the M$ patent strategy is a true gem: it seems as though Microsoft has filed a patent application for the IS NOT operator ...

I need to file a patent for "a system and method to use in written media indicating the termination of a sentence." I think I'll call it the "period" ... whaddya think? Any prior art?

Microsoft's decision to offshore its war against the free software movement to the World Trade Organization may save it some domestic embarrassment, but it ultimately poses a larger threat to the WTO itself than it does to software libre.

(link) [The Register]

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Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits

The business strategy for the new millennium: if you can't beat'em in the marketplace, whip'em in the courtroom.

Today Microsoft warned several Asian countries that using Linux could subject them to lawsuits, claiming that Linux violates '228 patents'. Apparently, Steve Ballmer believes he can enforce U.S. law in Asia.

(link) [Slashdot]

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Suspect Animal Tested for Mad Cow Disease (Reuters)

Another one ... how many more until we institute mandatory testing?

Reuters - Government scientists are chasing a possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected in coming days, officials said on Thursday.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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