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1 posted on 12/06/2009 1:52:38 AM PST by Swordmaker

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Another Patent Troll... PING!

Mac, Google, Microsoft Patent Infringers, LLC Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

2 posted on 12/06/2009 1:54:23 AM PST by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)

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Now that I looked deeper into the patent on this story, this looks as if it might be a rehashing of old news from last year... not a new lawsuit filing.

3 posted on 12/06/2009 2:05:24 AM PST by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)

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I haven’t read the whole article or the patent, but the summary is blatantly wrong - it’s referring to thumb nails not icons. Using thumb nails dates back to at least 1993 (XV). XV is an image browser for X11 that sadly ran afoul of the Unisys GIF patent and had to be frozen to remain legal.

Software patents suck. Big time.

4 posted on 12/06/2009 11:10:43 AM PST by altair (I want him to fail)

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Google, Apple, and Microsoft

Hey how come Linux gets a pass.

6 posted on 12/06/2009 11:29:57 AM PST by McGruff (We're Going Rogue Baby!)

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