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Sadly, Groklaw seems to have turned into a cesspool of Microsoft haters. Can't really hope for any impartiality when it comes to reporting on MS. It's doubly sa

Sadly, Groklaw seems to have turned into a cesspool of Microsoft haters. Can't really hope for any impartiality when it comes to reporting on MS. It's doubly sad because it's such a good resource otherwise.

rbanffy 16y ago
> Can't really hope for any impartiality when it comes to reporting on MS Have you taken the trouble of actually reading the patents? http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,957,233.PN.&OS=PN/6,957,233&RS=PN/6,957,233 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,891,551.PN.&OS=PN/6,891,551&RS=PN/6,891,551 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,889,522.PN.&OS=PN/5,889,522&RS=PN/5,889,522 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,339,780.PN.&OS=PN/6,339,780&RS=PN/6,339,780 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,778,372.PN.&OS=PN/5,778,372&RS=PN/5,778,372 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec...
- kenjackson 16y ago
  I had done a brief look at these patents in a previous thread. I do find some of them pretty compelling, if they do survive invalidation attempts. Ironically, if MS loses their current case in the Supreme Court, the bar for B&N will be extremely high (the current standard is clear and convincing).
  - rbanffy 16y ago
    It never crossed my mind they could lose on purpose. Until now. Considering the size of the desktop market and the size of the mobile market a few years from now, they could, very well, sacrifice one for the other.

rbanffy 16y ago

> Can't really hope for any impartiality when it comes to reporting on MS Have you taken the trouble of actually reading the patents? http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,957,233.PN.&OS=PN/6,957,233&RS=PN/6,957,233 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,891,551.PN.&OS=PN/6,891,551&RS=PN/6,891,551 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,889,522.PN.&OS=PN/5,889,522&RS=PN/5,889,522 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,339,780.PN.&OS=PN/6,339,780&RS=PN/6,339,780 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,778,372.PN.&OS=PN/5,778,372&RS=PN/5,778,372 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec...

kenjackson 16y ago
I had done a brief look at these patents in a previous thread. I do find some of them pretty compelling, if they do survive invalidation attempts. Ironically, if MS loses their current case in the Supreme Court, the bar for B&N will be extremely high (the current standard is clear and convincing).
- rbanffy 16y ago
  It never crossed my mind they could lose on purpose. Until now. Considering the size of the desktop market and the size of the mobile market a few years from now, they could, very well, sacrifice one for the other.