Microsoft granted patent for douple-click

[rh71]

Is this like when MetallicA put a claim on "E" ?

 

[skace]

I think the part that amazes me most is that someone was actually paid money to write up the patent information on the double click.

 

[Sid59]

patent CTRL + ALT + DELETE

 

[isasir]

Screw that, I'm gonna single-click, then hit Enter from now on.

 

[AFB]

WTF all those people in the patent office should be shot.

 

[badmouse]

The thing that will destroy the patent is "prior use", or whatever it's called. You can't take something that everybody does and patent it - your patent has to be for something new. Therefore, we just have to get together and document all the uses of double clicking from before M'soft applied for the patent. Then we sue for pain & suffering, or whatever.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Sid59
patent CTRL + ALT + DELETE

:Q yea!

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: isasir
Screw that, I'm gonna single-click, then hit Enter from now on.

Ehh..right click > "open"

No need to touch the keyboard