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:CNET News: Sun's Schwartz Guns for Patent Glories
CNET News: Sun's Schwartz Guns for Patent Glories
Oct 1, 2004, 14 :30 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (6212 reads)

(Other stories by Stephen Shankland)

"Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz, who speaks often of innovation in sales methods and not just technology, is seeking a patent on the company's per-employee software pricing plan, CNET News.com has learned.

"Other co-authors of the unpublished patent application, filed in July, are Chief Marketing Officer Anil Gadre and Director of Worldwide Marketing Aisling MacRunnels. In addition, Schwartz is co-author of two other patent applications relating to Sun's three-dimensional Looking Glass user interface..."

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I feel compelled to say this every coupl ...   Wolf in sheeps clothing   
Garrett Goebel
Oct 1, 2004, 15:46:44
 
In my opinion, Schwartz and McNealy need ...   Bzzzt... Sorry Prior Art!   
Nicholas Donovan
Oct 1, 2004, 15:52:21
 
A patent on how they license software? A ...   Hurry, patent your ass!   
Eric Laffoon
Oct 1, 2004, 17:52:25
 
Is it just me or are companies trying to ...   Re: Hurry, patent your ass!   
JD. Brown
Oct 1, 2004, 18:55:23
 
> I feel compelled to say this every cou ...   Re: Wolf in sheeps clothing   
Steve Bergman
Oct 1, 2004, 20:51:29
 
The whole FOSS community is, for the mos ...   Sun is a Mystery   
Matthew C. Tedder
Oct 1, 2004, 20:58:40
 
is there even any room on the coffin-lid ...   patented pricing plan?   
flacco
Oct 1, 2004, 21:13:01
 
Tell you what Scott. Make me CEO, you st ...   Re: Bzzzt... Sorry Prior Art!   
SW
Oct 2, 2004, 01:17:38
 
Let me ask you guys a serious question:  ...   Why can't you compete with Linux?   
SW
Oct 2, 2004, 02:54:55
 
> Tell you what Scott. Make me CEO, you  ...   Re: Re: Bzzzt... Sorry Prior Art!   
Ben Rosenberg
Oct 2, 2004, 05:55:32
 
> If you want to fight, then bring on yo ...   Re: Why can't you compete with Linux?   
Ben Rosenberg
Oct 2, 2004, 06:06:07
 
Sir, it will be an absolute pleasure to  ...   Re: Why can't you compete with Linux?   
Boy from Oz
Oct 2, 2004, 06:28:30
 
> Let me ask you guys a serious question ...   Re: Why can't you compete with Linux?   
DDahl
Oct 2, 2004, 07:05:34
 
> Tell you what Nicolas Donovan, keep yo ...   Re: Re: Bzzzt... Sorry Prior Art!   
GuyCLO~
Oct 2, 2004, 09:19:22
 
I looked for U.S. Patent No. 5,707,114 a ...   Re: Re: Why can't you compete with Linux?   
GreyGeek
Oct 3, 2004, 13:38:12
 
> I looked for U.S. Patent No. 5,707,114 ...   Re: Re: Re: Why can't you compete with Linux&#   
DDahl
Oct 3, 2004, 20:04:19
 
I disagree. There is no sheep's clot ...   Re: Re: Wolf in sheeps clothing   
Carlos Cesar
Oct 4, 2004, 17:59:58
 
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