"Immortal computing" initiative by Microsoft

[Kevin Handy]

Fred Cisin wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:
>   
>> But I don't think the patent office was open yet when those
>> "inventions" were made?  Now they cannot be patented because they are
>> obvious....
>>     
>
> Good point.
> I guess that I'll have to file quicker next time.
>   
When you consider many of the patents they have accepted,
"swinging sidewise on a swing set" for example, I don't think
you'd have much problem patenting anything you wanted to.