Someone discovered it years ago online, and it's done a couple rounds in the media[1] as an example of an "overreaching software patent", similar to the "pop-un

Someone discovered it years ago online, and it's done a couple rounds in the media[1] as an example of an "overreaching software patent", similar to the "pop-under" patent, which patents a pop-up ad that opens after a window is closed[3]. So no personal experience, but I definitely think it's pretty frivolous; I don't imagine its ever been tested in court. :) [1] https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1040068/microsoft-patents-to-do-lists https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1040068/microsoft-... from 2004 [2] https://www.geek.com/news/microsoft-granted-patent-covering-to-do-lists-1288600/ https://www.geek.com/news/microsoft-granted-patent-covering-... from 2010 [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up_ad#Patent_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up_ad#Patent_controversy