> There is Microsoft Patent for a virtual desktop in the works, have you
> guys seen this:
This is not the first time (and it certainly won't be the last) that
Microsoft issues bogus patents. As mentioned before, there clearly is prior
art here, so a patent like that will never hold up in court. Another example
would be the 'contact is composing...' message in IM systems; for this, there
also is prior art (even Jabber, a fairly 'new' protocol had that before
the patent was issued).
Concerning patents, i personally wouldn't pay too much attention to
them. You only get frustrated, you lose a lot of time. Then again, i am
no lawyer, just a programmer who likes to code whatever he has in his
head.
cheers,
Remko
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Received on Sat Feb 28 2004 - 04:17:39 GMT