I have prior art. I use templates for all my websites. Instead of creating a new product page from scratch I always have a pre-made template which i then modify. Can I please have $10 million dollars? Thanks,
This is one of those catch-22 stories, something which makes me simultaneously dislike and love the prospects.
I am one who believes that software patents are bad with three M's and a silent Q. I mean, the base concepts aren't too original, so what's the point of issuing 28-year patents on things which, within less than a quarter of that term, are so behind the SOTA (State Of The Art) that everyone and their granny could think of it and possibly code it if they (a) were technically capable and (b) otherwise unencumbered by it.
That's the dislike part.
Now the love parts.
First off, IBM's investments in one of our favorite offspring from the fount of the Open Source, Linux, is rather impressive. Most of their hardware runs exceedingly well on Linux, and probably BSD as well (though that's not what I personally use often.. it's good in ultra-security apps, though...)
Second, it allows Big Blue ammunition to attack our Great Satan And Enemy Of Everything We Love, Microsoft.
This is a potential legal matchup that makes Vegas bookies drool in anticipation, like the matchup between two undefeated boxers or the ALCS. (Granted, Seattle has a bit of an advantage IMHO, but (a) they were wiped by the Yanks last year and (b) their power probably is an extention of Redmond's satanic verses... )
Iff Big Blue wins, it's more money to (potentially) feed into the Linux R&D pool. Iff Microsoft wins, it still loses a lot of legal fee money and IBM gets one less patent in its portfolio.
Choices, choices, choices..
Doesn't affect me, though. I use echo to code html:)
Sorry IBM (Score:2, Funny)
David
Re:Sorry, IBM? A Tale Of Two Sides (Score:2)
I am one who believes that software patents are bad with three M's and a silent Q. I mean, the base concepts aren't too original, so what's the point of issuing 28-year patents on things which, within less than a quarter of that term, are so behind the SOTA (State Of The Art) that everyone and their granny could think of it and possibly code it if they (a) were technically capable and (b) otherwise unencumbered by it.
That's the dislike part.
Now the love parts.
First off, IBM's investments in one of our favorite offspring from the fount of the Open Source, Linux, is rather impressive. Most of their hardware runs exceedingly well on Linux, and probably BSD as well (though that's not what I personally use often.. it's good in ultra-security apps, though...)
Second, it allows Big Blue ammunition to attack our Great Satan And Enemy Of Everything We Love, Microsoft.
This is a potential legal matchup that makes Vegas bookies drool in anticipation, like the matchup between two undefeated boxers or the ALCS. (Granted, Seattle has a bit of an advantage IMHO, but (a) they were wiped by the Yanks last year and (b) their power probably is an extention of Redmond's satanic verses... )
Iff Big Blue wins, it's more money to (potentially) feed into the Linux R&D pool. Iff Microsoft wins, it still loses a lot of legal fee money and IBM gets one less patent in its portfolio.
Choices, choices, choices..
Doesn't affect me, though. I use echo to code html