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03/12/2008, 9:25pm, EDT
Wednesday, March 12th
Microsoft: Cover Flow-like patent application
In response to Apple's chiding remarks regarding the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard launch – urging Microsoft to "start their photocopiers" – the Redmond-based software and electronics giant has applied for a patent to Cover Flow-style OS interface. The patent states that the idea revolves around "stacking data wheels" and is primarily designed for mobile environments, potentially the Xbox 360, according to an analysis of the patent by MacNN
The concept is expected to appear in mobile phones, the Zune MP3 player, and Windows Mobile PDAs. It is designed to function with various common mobile applications such as mail, calendar, contact lists, and instant messaging, among others.
In addition to internal resources, the patent application shows that web sites can take advantage of the concept by using a plugin module to simplify browsing content.
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Other story tags: Microsoft, Xbox 360, patent, interface
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It's funny when they copy ideas, they can't make it exactly like Apple's idea, so it turns into a bastardized substandard revision.
Not to mention that a variation on this has been kicking around the web as a javascript tool for about 4 years now.
Nothing new here.
Ermmmm.... What credibility is that? ;-)
I can't wait until MS introduces their nano technology so sidewalk.com, Vizact 2000 (awesome!!!) and Surround Video® can wrap around my head while I watch Cablesoft® programming!!!!!!!!
Now if I could just get all this stuff to play nice on the blue Dell laptop that runs my giant blue robot that I run Microsoft Talisman on... OhmyGod!!!!!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!