Re: Sharing the Family PC is Patent-Pending

[LEE Sau Dan]

>>>>> "theodp" == theodp  <theodp@aol.com> writes:

    theodp> While Mainframe and Unix users are unlikely to find it
    theodp> novel that Windows XP allows several family members to
    theodp> share a PC while enabling each to have personalized
    theodp> settings and folders, that's not stopping Microsoft from
    theodp> seeking a patent for 'Methods and arrangements for
    theodp> providing multiple concurrent desktops and workspaces in a
    theodp> shared computing environment,' the USPTO disclosed
    theodp> Thursday.

If this paragraph is really  disclosed by the USPTO, then that clearly
indicates that the USPTO is  aware that there are plentiful prior art.
Why are they still entertaining M$?



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Lee Sau Dan                     李守敦                          ~{@nJX6X~}

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