[PLUG-TALK] Re: Microsoft Patents 911 Systems

Keith Lofstrom keithl at kl-ic.com
Wed Apr 20 23:29:18 UTC 2005


> >    Is this a joke?
> > 
> >          <http://www.theregister.com/2005/04/20/ms_emergency_patent/>
> 
On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 02:52:28PM -0700, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> Can't be.  Microsoft patented the "joke".

Put that badly.  Actually, Microsoft patented the IDEA of "joke". 
Right after they patented fire, the wheel, and the inclined plane.
With enough lawyers, you can patent anything.

Keith

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