Why software patents were a bad idea!!

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• From: WipeOut <wipe_out@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 15:10:25 +0100
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Looks like M$ is running around patenting everything it can think of..

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39157145,00.htm

Oh crap!! there goes the industry..

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