[Mimedefang] Trend Micro patent idiocy - and so it begins

[Ben Kamen]

As in: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7254038.html

You have GOT to be kidding me. They awarded that in 2007!?!?
(Applied in 2005)

I have some Dell Computer laying around here
with low profile slots in them that are older than that!

In Fact:

(
Service Tag:	85JKT11
System Type:	Dimension 4500S
Ship Date:	8/31/2002
Dell IBU:	Americas
)

 -Ben


David F. Skoll wrote:
> Oh, btw, before we hail Barracuda Networks as the good guys, they also
> have their own dumb, obvious patent.  See US patent 7,254,038.
> 
> Luckily, it's a hardware patent.

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Ben Kamen - O.D.T., S.P.
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As seen somewhere on the net: My other computer is your Windows Server.