Have a Nice Day?
So apparently being a multi-bazzilionaire isn't enough for Mr. Bill Gates. According to this article from ZD Net, Microsoft is seeking to patent the smiley face emoticon. First off, I dont' really see how they could really force this type of patent and the patent office would have to be on crack to let something like this pass. But who knows, with Microsoft and their team of crack shot (or crackpot) lawyers stupid ideas like this could come to pass. So I guess the moral of this story is, enjoy those emoticans while you can. Next thing you know, a :) could land you in jail, or accrue a fine that would just pad the pockets of the world's richest man. This act of greed gets a big frown :( face from this observer.
In other news....Microsoft is also going to try and patent the term "monopoly" and create a new revenue stream for the Software Company when the anti-trust suits start rolling in.
posted by EZMezzo at 11:02 AM
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There was also a company that wanted to copyright the frowny, it was the fine people of despair.com. They were successful, I guess, so there is precendent.
just what are microsoft planning
and how will they benefit
According to the article, they are planning a software patent that involves the transmission and reconstruction of pixels that make up the smiley emoticon. I'm not exactly sure how this would be used exactly...but this kind of thing is worriesome.
they planning to use the smiley emoticon to kill the world with kindness, and sell it another version of windows that requires constant updates and possibly will delete your hard drive if not spoken to nicely
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