Microsoft’s RSS Patent Application, Bloggers Furious
By Bulletz. Filed in Blog Tech, Computer Tech, Microsoft |
Microsoft has gone insane. They just put in for a patent for the RSS *really simple syndication* technology because they “want to make it better”. YEAH …whatever. They know how big syndication is all over the Internet. There are so many places that provide it for free, they just want to monetize it…therefore making it better for them.
I am not surprised at their move, but they shouldn’t be surprised by the outcry either. Many bloggers are up in arms in protest to this proposal. I am one of them.
Technorati Tags: microsoft, rss, bloggers, patent
Friday, December 29th 2006 at 6:18 am |
The program manager of Microsoft’s RSS efforts (Sean Lyndersay) has said in his blog that such fears are unfounded, and that Microsoft is always looking for an open and reasonable relationship with the RSS community.
However, the claims from the patents tell a different story:
1) “A system comprising: one or more computer-readable media; computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed, implement: an RSS platform that is configured to receive and process RSS data in one or more formats; and code means configured to enable different types of applications to access RSS data that has been received and processed by the RSS platform.”
2) “A computer-implemented method comprising: presenting a user interface having a subscription control to enable a user to subscribe to a feed; receiving, via the user interface, a user selection of the subscription control; and responsive to receiving the user’s selection, initiating a feed subscription process.”
The denials do not sound too convincing now, do they?
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