What is a Standard?

topic posted Fri, January 21, 2005 - 9:24 PM by  Unsubscribed
Microsoft has just invented and is going to attempt to patent what they say is a new process on how “Standard” hardware is defined and the process it may soon own because well they own 99% of the desktop market and are in spite of the anti trust ruling attempting a patent that may if granted empower them to require all computer related hardware even if not compatible to pay them a fee.

All of there work is based upon prior art and not how an industry standard is established I would encourage you to email the patent office and point out that a the inch, or any increment if it has no patent while the code may be fancy it is not new nor should any standard be granted upon a process to set a Standard or a process. Clearly the patent system is being abused by my corporations in IT not with true research and innovation, a standard is not a innovation even if it “software” based upon well know facts do you want MS to invent software to tell you that 120v is 120v and Ohm an Ohm that is what this patent is about!

Link Facts:

Story: news.com.com/Will+that+g...5542017.html (ok let’s get the gamers they are young?) Where are the anti trust people?

Actual Patent Application: appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser

^ Oh it is a rating system for gaming not it is for all computer standards! Where are the Anti Trust people here?

Last is David Becker (david.becker@cnet.com <david.becker@cnet.com) and Cnet promoting thus application as good thing not in an objective review? Guess having a few billion to have owners of places like Cnet suck up to you has an advantage...and where are the anti trust regulators on this one? Truth was not invited to the latest Microsoft business summit!

Email the patent office this applications should be tossed out and not considered!
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