Re: for once in agreement with MS ?

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Jon wrote:

> Subject: [lambda] for once in agreement with MS ?

Microsoft - the fockers who have the Stylesheet (CSS) patent.  Now *that*
is a technology central to the web user experience.

/a

> [ As much as I know most of us hate plugins and other "useless shit" on
> the web if this patent were to have been upheld the whole web user
> experience would've gone down the toilet IMHO.  Maybe not, but at least
> it's a start at getting rid of some of these stupid software patents
> that companies are just "finding" they own 5 years after it becomes
> integrated into every major product.  Way to go. -j ]
>
> Patent Central to Microsoft Case Invalidated
> Fri Mar 5, 2004 05:49 PM ET
>
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