Cat exerciser & Microsoft
Forget the issue of Apple and rectangles - it's getting a bit stale.
I'm more bemused by the connection between Microsoft and the laser cat exerciser.
If you look at the patent for the laser kitty pesterer you see that it references a number of other patents and is referenced in turn by a Microsoft patent US8181265 - "A method and computer-readable medium for deterring software piracy in a volume license environment."
I've been trying to think of some plausible connection between these two patents - especially if you link it with one of the cited patents:- US5194007 "The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy Semiconductor laser weapon trainer and target designator for live fire" then the mind begins to boggle.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
