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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: sime on 15 July 2004, 17:21

Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: sime on 15 July 2004, 17:21
Oh please,

They really look more and more like the Company in Blade Runner.

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/35118.html (http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/35118.html)

Later

Sime
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Laukev7 on 15 July 2004, 17:37
Maybe they should buy people's urine to keep people from pissing (http://www.afunworld.com/content/20040715/pictures/7/ms010.jpg) on their trademark.
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Refalm on 15 July 2004, 17:39
I guess they need this to sue their concurrents of Encarta.

You will be assimilated, or we'll take your skin!
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: MrX on 16 July 2004, 08:33
that is such bull-shit . they should be blown away with a neutron bomb! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_bomb)
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: hm_murdock on 17 July 2004, 00:21
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Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Laukev7 on 17 July 2004, 18:59
The problem is not that they copyrighted a new technology. The problem is the way they exploited the crappy patent system, which is in dire need of being rehauled.
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: flap on 17 July 2004, 19:16
quote:
Originally posted by Laukev7:
copyrighted


Patented.
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Laukev7 on 18 July 2004, 08:31
quote:
Originally posted by flap:


Patented.


   
quote:
The problem is the way they exploited the crappy patent system


[ July 17, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 19 July 2004, 03:04
Is this just a problem with the US patent office, I have never heard of any of this shit happening in the UK.
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: WMD on 19 July 2004, 06:09
Mostly just the US, yes.
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Orethrius on 19 July 2004, 21:34
THEY SHAN'T TAKE MY SWEAT!
:::rips off skin:::
:::ceases bodily functions:::

...shit...
Title: Microsoft Owns Your Sweat
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 19 July 2004, 19:46
quote:
Originally posted by WMD:
Mostly just the US, yes.


Oh that a shame for you, but good for me, so at least I can sweat easily this summer.