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Microsoft patents pageup/page down |
whizkidd
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Microsoft has patented a technology it calls 'Method and system for navigating paginated content in page-based increments'. Now, that sure does sound like the next big thing after the invention of the wheel. However, what it actually turns out to be is the ubiquitous little Page Up/ Page Down keys on your keyboard. Yes, you got me correct.
So the Big M has one more patent under its belt. This has to be Microsoft's best attempt till date with second and third prizes going for technological marvels like 'A method, comprising: selecting pixels to be used as an emoticon' and 'Web feeds' which are Microsoft terms for guess what? Smileys and RSS feeds. Sigh.
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paul101
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you mean i'm breaking the law by pressing page up / down in linux? 
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tranced
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On 2008-08-28 13:55:42, whizkidd wrote:
So the Big M has one more patent under its belt. This has to be Microsoft's best attempt till date with second and third prizes going for technological marvels like 'A method, comprising: selecting pixels to be used as an emoticon' and 'Web feeds' which are Microsoft terms for guess what? Smileys and RSS feeds. Sigh.
..and not masseur 
back on topic:
this is like a monopoly from M$. new keyboards must have these two keys with different names now i guess
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whizkidd
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hehe.. Big M..did not think about that while writing that..
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parsnip
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so they're patenting everything using obscure language?
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fatreg
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Super!
I might patent "Methods for ejecting heads of conglomerate companies out of the scene by force of excessive power"
Roll over Steve Ballimer.....
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paul101
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i think mac / linux users should patent the caps lock
I don't wanna sleep
I don't wanna dream
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Posted: 2008-08-28 13:55
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