On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Peter Gottlieb <n...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Not quite sure about the analog to health care, but certainly a > transmission being public domain doesn't mean much if the only possible way > to use it is proprietary. Sounds like something Microsoft would strive for. > I think Apple and the iPhone would be a better example... they are already there. Yes, Microsoft are trying to jump on that bandwagon with the used-to-be-named-Metro interface on Windows 8, but IMO, are shooting themselves in the foot*. Back to the patents. The more ideas we get here, the less defensible the patents will be if they use an idea suggested here (not only this present thread; there were previous threads back in March) - after all, we have many engineers experienced in the field on the list... Orin. *too OT to go into here. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.