They're the everyday fixtures of the Internet experience: pop-up stock quotes on a website, suggestions for related reading near a news article, videos along the side of your screen.
Now, Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen says he owns the technology behind all these ideas, and he's demanding that some of the world's top Web companies pay up to use them.
Although I'm not a big fan of popups and videos in web-pages, I really find it funny how some people wish to own patents. IMO the whole idea of patents in ridiculous. I can't wait until someone tries to patent breathing.Crusher wrote:Really silly stuff...They're the everyday fixtures of the Internet experience: pop-up stock quotes on a website, suggestions for related reading near a news article, videos along the side of your screen.
Now, Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen says he owns the technology behind all these ideas, and he's demanding that some of the world's top Web companies pay up to use them.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... %3Darticle
natirips wrote:IMO the whole idea of patents in ridiculous
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