> Guess the only valid point is 3: "Not novel at all — it represents a specific implementation of well known techniques developed nearly 25 years ago" Probably

> Guess the only valid point is 3: "Not novel at all — it represents a specific implementation of well known techniques developed nearly 25 years ago" Probably true.. Unfortunately, the USPTO does not agree. MapReduce was patented in 2010. http://www.google.com/patents?id=upHLAAAAEBAJ http://www.google.com/patents?id=upHLAAAAEBAJ