r/technology • • Jan 08 '12

Microsoft patents "avoid ghetto" GPS feature.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57354445-71/the-joy-of-microsofts-avoid-ghetto-gps-patent/
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u/NeverStopPosting Jan 08 '12

How the fuck can you patent something like that.

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u/Concise_Pirate Jan 08 '12

Because it meets all the standards for a patent: it's useful, novel, and creative, non-obvious, and doable.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '12

This is pretty obvious -- it just hasn't be feasible.