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US Patent Application 20060288329: RSS


I was reading some feeds before going to bed today, when one of the items points out that there's a patent application claiming that Microsoft invented RSS.  The application was filed December 21st 2006.

Prepare for Microsoft bashing.  Prepare for patent bashing.  Prepare for a lockdown at the Wikipedia page.

OK.  Let me start:  Microsoft was too conservative. It really should have gone for XML itself.

You all know my deep and dear love for RSS.  I don't really care who patents it.  I can't really see it being a pragmatic concern.  The patent owner will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.


Tags: web

Comments

 sjonsvenson on Dec 23rd 2006 at 9:04 PM
Knowing them they will not even attemt to pull RSS from your hands ... they will be content to clear out your wallet instead.

 tpederson on Dec 27th 2006 at 6:22 PM
<... holding head in hands, sighing ...>