Well, now I have definite evidence that there is no intelligent life on earth.
Last week an appeals court threw out Lucent's $358 million award against Microsoft for infringing on a patent allowing MS Outlook users to enter a date by clicking on a calendar. Go here http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Errata/Microsoft-358-Million-Damage-Award-Overturned-620309?.
Does anyone else think this is galactically stupid?
I have have just three questions.
(1) What idiots on a jury think clicking on a calendar is worth $358 Million?
(2) Does Lucent think that because they're such a failure they have to resort to frivolous lawsuits to make money?
(3) What on earth is the patent office thinking by granting a patent for clicking? Next will come addition or multiplication.
It seems like the only one with any intelligence was the judge!
Come on you guys. Fire all your lawyers, hire engineers and get working on the cool stuff.