Patent on goodbye [Archive]

7 Nov 2007, 01:48pm

Microsoft has just submitted a patent application for a software feature which automatically says 'goodbye' if your system gets disconnected from the internet during an IM conversation.

Keebler

7 Nov 2007, 02:10pm

I just patented saying 'goodbye' when you leave the room.

mas0n

7 Nov 2007, 02:32pm

goodbyes are silly anyhoo

Nomad

7 Nov 2007, 03:02pm

I think it should apologize if anything.

bothered

7 Nov 2007, 04:51pm

Cheerio.

GHoosdum

7 Nov 2007, 05:31pm

I tried to trademark the color magenta but T-Mobile beat me to it. :(

Keebler

7 Nov 2007, 06:47pm

Cheerio.
* Keebler files patent infringement claim against bothered since he has Patent 2485U34DIAF7934: "Popping into a thread to just say Cheerio"

Kentigern

7 Nov 2007, 09:54pm

ROFL

Thrax

7 Nov 2007, 09:57pm

I am patenting the cataloging of centrally-stored community engines with multi-threaded serialization via user interaction.

RyderOCZ

7 Nov 2007, 09:58pm

GTFO Thrax....I had it first :p

Thrax

7 Nov 2007, 10:04pm

Speak to my lawyer.

fatcat

8 Nov 2007, 02:09am

I'm patenting patenting.

Thrax

8 Nov 2007, 02:34am

I'm patenting patenting.

IBM beat you to it.

GHoosdum

8 Nov 2007, 02:54am

I'm patenting GTFO.