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Thursday, February 14, 2002 |
Patent Insanity
...Micro$oft Patents Style Sheets
Microsoft has been awarded a patent that could give the company control over important open standards used in the construction of Web sites.
Web developers are concerned that the patent, awarded to Redmond last month by the US Patent and Trademark Office, could threaten the progress of related Web-site design standards. Microsoft says it will allow broad and open licensing of the stylesheets technology. [Wired]
...I think I am going to get sick...just what we need. This is another bad patent, and one that MS should renounce, or turn over to the W3C...another way for MS to control an 'Open' Standard...next thing we know someone will claim to own hyperlinks, or the 'idea' of transmitting music and video over the Internet for commercial purposes ...mj
1:55:31 PM 
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The End of 'Stock Option Crack'?
Legislation meant to "plug a corporate tax loophole"--which lets companies claim large tax deductions without declaring the cost as an expense--could put a huge crimp in tech earnings. [CNET News]
...sorry, but it's about time. For too long people have been led down the path. Work is about a job, a salary, and perhaps some security. The reliance on options has hurt people, and hurt companies. This will cause the tech sector to get off the 'stock option crack habit', and join the rest of the world...the real world. It might also produce some reality to earnings reports...mj
10:27:33 AM
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