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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: WMD on 3 September 2004, 04:32

Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: WMD on 3 September 2004, 04:32
http://tinyurl.com/45uys (http://tinyurl.com/45uys)

Jumping link to link using the tab key.   :mad:     (http://graemlins/fu.gif)

[ September 02, 2004: Message edited by: WMD ]

Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: Xeen on 3 September 2004, 06:15
:eek:    :eek:
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: Laukev7 on 3 September 2004, 06:54
Wow.
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: skyman8081 on 3 September 2004, 21:20
hhmmm.... in order to have a patent, you MUST have a working implementation at the time of filing.
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: dishawjp on 3 September 2004, 22:39
Wow, amazing! No prior art on that one.  Anybody remember (or still use) lynx?  Oh, wait, lynx was using the keyboard (tab and/or arrow keys) to navigate hyperlinks 15 years ago.

Microsoft is leading the way as usual.  Just about 20 yrs. behind.
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: mobrien_12 on 4 September 2004, 06:15
quote:
Originally posted by BASHman:
Wow, amazing! No prior art on that one.  Anybody remember (or still use) lynx?  Oh, wait, lynx was using the keyboard (tab and/or arrow keys) to navigate hyperlinks 15 years ago.

Microsoft is leading the way as usual.  Just about 20 yrs. behind.


That's exactly what I was thinking.  I still use lynx sometimes.
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: Commander on 5 September 2004, 21:50
i dont get it... cant you press tab in firefox and go to the next link?  or does the patent refer to something else?
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: M51DPS on 5 September 2004, 23:52
I remember this feature.... but I found it really annoying and turned it off.
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: Refalm on 6 September 2004, 00:53
Mozilla has this great feature where you can jump links by pressing letters.
For example, press "H" and "<--| Enter" now and end up at our front page.
Title: What a surprise! MS's latest bogus patent
Post by: mobrien_12 on 6 September 2004, 06:29
quote:
Originally posted by Agent Sauron:
hhmmm.... in order to have a patent, you MUST have a working implementation at the time of filing.


No.  I can assure you that is no longer required.

[ September 05, 2004: Message edited by: M. O'Brien ]