__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 18 December 2006 07:19 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Microsoft patent hints at pay-as-you-go OS
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| A Microsoft patent application from June 2005, published only today,
>>| titled "System and method for delivery of a modular operating system"
>>| may signal a fundamental change for what an operating systems stands
>>| for and how it is sold.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.istartedsomething.com.nyud.net:8080/20061215/pay-as-you-go-os-patent/
>>
>> Anything for revenue.
>>
>
> This is absurd, how on earth could anyone get a patent for such a
> thing?
You ain't seen nothing yet. I am still wonder if it's true or fiction...
Microsoft to Release Modular Operating Systems
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| Confirming Gartner's prediction, Microsoft has filed for a patent with
| the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a modular operating system.
| The title of Microsoft's patent applications is "System and method
| for delivery of a modular operating system."
|
| [...]
|
| Instead of releasing a complete operating system, Microsoft will
| fragment the product, delivering a universal and basic core OS, and
| allowing the users to built upon the nucleus OS with additional
| operating system segments. In this manner, users will be enabled
| to buy the fundamental Windows Modular operating system and then
| add components, capabilities, features, each fragment with its own
| price tag and license.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-To-Release-Modular-Operating-Systems-42462.shtml
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