[Fsf-friends] Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] M$ patented double lick

[Mahesh T. Pai]

Anivar Aravind said on Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:52:10PM +0800,:

 > I must say that in my entire life, I've never seen anything quite as
 > stupid as what M$ has done this week -- i.e.patenting "clicking
 > technology".

Groklaw has an excellent article on this; see

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040605025933409
 
 > I think  I'll figure out a way  to take an old  Atari 2600 joystick
 > and turn it into a clickless mouse....

Nah. No  chance. Patents  like this cover  *concepts*. Not  things. It
covers double  clicks. At  first glance, this  patent covers  even the
pause `button' on the tape recorder your gran presented you.

Have a sleepless night!!!


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