Some notable quotes:<br><br>"<span id="page_lblstory">Pamela Jones at <a href="http://www.groklaw.com/">Groklaw</a> told the <em>Examiner </em>that because Microsoft doesn't make many machines, <b>much of its patent portfolio just went up in smoke</b>"<br>
<br></span><span id="page_lblstory">"Many people say the problem with a lot of
business and software patents is that they describe simple things that
many people consider normal daily procedures. In 1833, the <em>New York City Sun </em>newspaper
was founded. Benjamin Day, the publisher, didn't file for a patent on
his innovative business practices of selling advertising and using news
boys to distribute his papers. All up and down the eastern seaboard,
newspapers popped up. It is very doubtful that this industry would have
come about had the <em>Sun'</em>s<em> </em>business practices been patented. "<br><br>"</span><span id="page_lblstory">So good luck to Microsoft, Oracle and a lot of
American high-tech companies in attempting to protect their software's
market value. The world is going through a financial overhaul and only
the nimble will survive."<br><br><a href="http://www.itexaminer.com/us-court-throws-out-most-software-patents.aspx">http://www.itexaminer.com/us-court-throws-out-most-software-patents.aspx</a><br><br><br></span><span id="page_lblstory"><br>
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