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If you're of the opinion that none of this "technology" should be generally patentable, and Microsoft didn't go near the creation of any of the software involve
by ploxiln 12y ago
If you're of the opinion that none of this "technology" should be generally patentable, and Microsoft didn't go near the creation of any of the software involved in Android (Arm device drivers for customized linux kernels? Java ecosystem stuff? Some existing and many custom linux userspace pieces? Cellular phone stuff?), then the situation is ridiculous.
- bgroins 12y agoI suppose the difference that I see here is that Microsoft is making phones and tablets, as opposed to patent trolls that don't even plan on leveraging the patents they own. But yes, I agree that that probably most of these patents should be considered too general to be considered unique inventions. "Slide to unlock" comes to mind.
- SixSigma 12y agoAnd they were risking money on handheld devices and tablets since the 1990s, years before Samsung got in the game. The WindowsCE software stack is where these patents probably come from. I had one of these http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/13994/Ericsson-MC12/ http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/13994/Ericsson-MC12/