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Microsoft settled a patent lawsuit with Vertical Computer Systems Inc (VCS) late last week. Fort Worth, Texas-based VCS kicked off the legal spat in April 2007, alleging that Microsoft’s .NET Framework violated patent number 6,826,744, for a "system and method for generating websites in an arbitrary object framework". …

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  1. Mike
    Paris Hilton

    what a load of...

    can't believe they got that patent.. software patent applications are bloody ridiclous!

    Paris, because you know she will never file for a software patent

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    So they patented Java 4 years after it's release?

    Gotta wonder what the US patent office is smoking there.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Wow.

    Couldn't you sue the ENTIRE INTERNET with that patent?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
    Gates Halo

    Who are VCS?

    And who has used their "system and method for generating websites in an arbitrary object framework"? I wonder if their business model is purely to sue wealthy software companies?

    Parasites of the biggest parasite monopoly....

    Stu, get on Skype. Scamps is talking about you again

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  5. Mark Pawelek

    Humanity's inventiveness never ceases to amaze

    I'm sure they'll take care not to sue anyone who implemented their "invention" before they filed for it.

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