Cisco Patents the Triple Play 143
Aditi.Tuteja writes, "Cisco was recently granted a patent on a 'system and method for providing integrated voice, video and data to customer premises over a single network.' Sound a lot like 'triple play?' Yes it is. The patent, which was filed back in 2000, describes a system that would allow consumers to receive all of their home services through one service provider instead of two or three. The patent's wording seems broad enough to cover nearly all existing implementations of triple play, and some are worried that Cisco will try to wield the newly granted patent against such providers as AT&T and Comcast. If such a thing were to happen, progress on AT&T's Project Lightspeed could slow even more."
Gillette Mach3 meet Schick Quattro!! (Score:3, Funny)
I patented prior art! (Score:3, Funny)
From a non-American (Score:3, Funny)
Re:From a non-American (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Not in a million years (Score:5, Funny)
Jesus - no one told me I didn't need to get all these tubes.
Ehh (Score:2, Funny)
Add smell and you win!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Gillette Mach3 meet Schick Quattro!! (Score:4, Funny)
Sure thing dude, but I just filed for doing it with one click.
Ohhhhhh. You got served!
Cisco has the highest markup in the business (Score:2, Funny)
Overheard in a pricing discussion on a new router at Cisco:
Mgr. of marketing: "Well, the overall manufacturing costs of this box is $3250. What should we sell it for?. 10x or $32,500 as usual?"
V.P: "Well, that number looks a little constructed. Let's say $36,847"
All: "Done"
This patent will allow them to keep it that way.
If you work for a company like Dell, or Gateway, start to cry now, or maybe look for a new job...