[citation][nom]Daggs[/nom]mmm. strange, moving from one type of os to another, where did I saw that? ho, ubuntu, opensuse and etc. now microsoft wants to patent something that they didn't invented? what will happen next if it will be approved? they will sue ubuntu, opensuse and etc for patent stealing?[/citation]
that is exactly what happends, there are companies out there that all they do is troll the patent system for things that exist, but are not patented, then they patent it, sue the manufacturers and settle out of court, law firms and lawyers run amoc... large companies like ibm, intel, microsoft see the $$$ and for some now have been patenting anything and everything, reguardless of who actually invented it, then it goes to court they settle with each other and rake in the bucks, it, like our financial system, is quite crooked and a scandal, then again we have the best government money and buy.