http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:57:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18862 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:18:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18862 <p>Mario, this is a patent application so it is not just about what is done but how it is done. Something tells me your emoticons from the 70s did not involve clicking on something with a mouse or even entering a simple key combination on a keyboard.</p> Mario, this is a patent application so it is not just about what is done but how it is done. Something tells me your emoticons from the 70s did not involve clicking on something with a mouse or even entering a simple key combination on a keyboard.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18861 Mario Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:31:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18861 <p>Microsoft? AOL? I was writing :) and :( and the like in the 70s, when those 'big guys' of today were still in dipers!!!</p> Microsoft? AOL? I was writing :) and :( and the like in the 70s, when those ‘big guys’ of today were still in dipers!!!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18860 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:54:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18860 <p>Wouldn't AOL have a better claim?</p> Wouldn’t AOL have a better claim?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18859 Chris De La Rosa Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:37:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18859 <p>Wow!.. is this some sort of joke? :)</p> Wow!.. is this some sort of joke? :)

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18858 Chef-Blog » Microsoft möchte Emoticons patentieren Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:21:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18858 <p>[...] r die Worte! Einen Artikel dazu gibt es bei ZDNet UK News. Der Patentantrag ist hier. Via Om Malik’s Broadband Blog. Permalink [...]</p> [...] r die Worte! Einen Artikel dazu gibt es bei ZDNet UK News. Der Patentantrag ist hier. Via Om Malik’s Broadband Blog. Permalink [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18857 João Prado Maia’s Weblog » Microsoft wants to patent smilies Sat, 23 Jul 2005 22:53:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/microsoft-wants-to-patent-smilies/#comment-18857 <p>[...] July 23, 2005 at 5:59 pm · Filed under Musings According to Om (and the US Patents Office), Microsoft wants to patent the emoticons. Now I do [...]</p> [...] July 23, 2005 at 5:59 pm · Filed under Musings According to Om (and the US Patents Office), Microsoft wants to patent the emoticons. Now I do [...]

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