"F. Kater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Michael Wilkinson:
>
>> There is Microsoft Patent for a virtual desktop in the works, have you
>> guys seen this:
>> 
>> http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030189597%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030189597&RS=DN/20030189597
>

>
>
> Uuugh...What can we do?


I was reading that Microsoft can't have virtual desktops / pager
because there is already a patent on it (apple?). This patent is
exclusively assigned to X11.

So that might just be a try to get those virtual desktops / pager
anyway, maybe.

marco
>
> Does the http://swpat.ffii.org/ comunity know about this?
>
> Felix

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