Microsoft Patents Leave-Join Split Screen Game

[Marlin Guy]

I believe they have also applied for a patent on sneezing. :nono2:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/168778/microsoft_patents_joinleave_in_splitscreen_multipl ayer_games.html

[LarryFlowers]

U.S. Patent Law sucks!

I believe there has been an uptick in these kinds of patents, not just by Microsoft but others as well, do in large part ti the success of patent "trolls" companies formed for the sole purpose of acquiring patents that may allow a patent suit against someone with deep pockets... that and take it to the rather infamous court in Texas that seems to have lost it's mind...

[bobnielsen]

From the article:
Patent law is depressing. It's a somewhat perverse way to stockpile vaguely defined, often semantically specious technological speculation and, whatever its claims about competitively encouraging creativity, often has the contrary effect of throttling it.

'Nuff said :sure: