Stupid Patent of the Month: Microsoft’s Design Patent on a Slider
I don't think nitpicking, saying "this is just a slider, you can't patent it" or "ms copied all concepts from xerox and apple lisa" is rational in this situation. Because this patent is not about these subjects. Just look at the bigger picture: Corel copied Office suite apps almost pixel by pixel. I would be pretty angry after seeing this to screenshots:<p>This is Office Excel: <a href="http://weborb.gcflearnfree.org/weborbassets/uploads/ID_82/workbook_2.png" rel="nofollow">http://weborb.gcflearnfree.org/weborbassets/uploads/ID_82/wo...</a><p>This is Corel Calc: <a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/CorelCalc_LG.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/software...</a><p>Even the shade of blue is the same.