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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 4th Jan 2009 16:32 Edited at: 26th Mar 2011 21:46
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Microsoft files pay-per-use PC patent

Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes




Hmm, I wonder what's coming in 2011?
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BatVink
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Posted: 4th Jan 2009 18:43
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Quote: "with charges based on both the length of usage time and the performance levels utilized"


And Microsoft haven't noticed that this is how the business world already works?!?!?!

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AndrewT
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Posted: 4th Jan 2009 18:46 Edited at: 4th Jan 2009 19:12
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Edited cause I'm stupid.


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RalphY
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@AndrewT: Please note the website the second article is on .


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AndrewT
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Posted: 4th Jan 2009 19:12
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RalphY:

Ya, I noticed that when I read:

Quote: "Added Gates: "My salary also has lots of zeroes. I'm the richest man in the world." "





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Mr Z
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Posted: 4th Jan 2009 23:24 Edited at: 4th Jan 2009 23:25
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May sounds stupid, but what does this exactly mean? WHat are the possible implications for me as an user/costumer?

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Chenak
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Posted: 4th Jan 2009 23:48 Edited at: 4th Jan 2009 23:51
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Good thing software patents are invalid over here

The 2nd link was very interesting too

Quote: "May sounds stupid, but what does this exactly mean? WHat are the possible implications for me as an user/costumer?"


I think it mainly effects internet cafes which have been using this sort of thing for years
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JoelJ
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 05:09
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It means that the patent office is riddled with retardedness.

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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 10:04
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Quote: "I think it mainly effects internet cafes which have been using this sort of thing for years"


Which is why this is just silly. You cannot make a claim on something where prior art is evident.

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Mr Z
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 11:29
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Quote: "I think it mainly effects internet cafes which have been using this sort of thing for years"


So, it will not affect me as a user? I will not have to fiddle with this when I buy a new computer?

Sorry for asking stupid questions, I just have a problem with words sometimes.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 16:21
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This will not affect you. If Microsoft ever implemented this on an end user's personal computer, everybody would switch to linux anyway

It's likely this is something to do with internet cafe's or shared computing that microsoft might implement sometime in the future. Or they may not, companies file patents for stuff all the time, and most of them never get used.

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Jeku
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 17:24
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The patent office denied the patent anyways. It was news a few days ago and I can't find the link


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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 18:57
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Ahh, i do love The Onion.


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