Comments on: Microsoft’s RSS Patent Application, Bloggers Furious http://techitlikeaman.com/2006/12/28/microsofts-rss-patent-application-bloggers-furious/ Bulletz of Knowledge Thu, 21 May 2009 07:37:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: IntellectualVillage.com http://techitlikeaman.com/2006/12/28/microsofts-rss-patent-application-bloggers-furious/comment-page-1/#comment-20 IntellectualVillage.com Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:18:31 +0000 http://tech.bucketobulletz.com/2006/12/28/microsofts-rss-patent-application-bloggers-furious/#comment-20 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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IntellectualVillage
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