OT: Another patent application

[Bill Vermillion]

In the last exciting episode of the filePro saga, 
Kenneth Brody was heard to say:" 
if: Fri, Nov 26 16:30  
then: nm = Kenneth Brody 
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then: show nm < "said:"  
Kenneth Brody said: 

> Another "you've got to be kidding" entry into the field of software patents.
> (Well, this one is actually just an application for a patent, but...)

....

> Yup...  Microsoft is trying to patent the BASIC equivalent of C's
> 
>     if ( &x != &y )
> 
> Note that BASIC already has an IS operator.  The "invention" is the
> returning of the opposite boolean value using a new ISNOT operator.

Well then why not propose a counter operator. IZ2.


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