Why Bricklin didnt patent the spreadsheet: http://www.bricklin.com/patenting.htm http://www.bricklin.com/patenting.htm I think they could have patented the bus

Why Bricklin didnt patent the spreadsheet: http://www.bricklin.com/patenting.htm http://www.bricklin.com/patenting.htm I think they could have patented the business method, not the code then.