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Are Microsoft patenting CMDB? - The IT Skeptic

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2007-03-28 10:05
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A recent patent application appears to indicate that Microsoft is applying to patent CMDB. This issue is not attracting the outrage that it ought to.

Software branding seems to be in the hands of imbeciles.

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2007-03-28 09:27

What is it about these big software companies and their inability to come up with decent branding of their products (and companies)?

Microsoft are more avaricious than the Fat ITSM Four, by a nose

Submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2007-03-24 20:22

A recent comment (reposted for your convenience) in response to my item about Microsoft trying to patent CMDB, said

Microsoft is worse than ITIL?
The Vendor and British ITIL cabal are busy redefining their closed, theoretical "framework" to include everything under the sun. And, they seem to be doing it for the express purpose of advancing the vendors sales performance.

What ARE Microsoft up to? Patents on RSS, CMDB, IT operations... Can they get away with this?

Submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2006-12-22 19:15

The IT Skeptic recently reported on Microsoft's attempts to patent CMDB and other obvious concepts. Now ZDNet reports they are trying to patent RSS too. This smacks of the lunacy that only lawyers can generate, but what if they actually got away with it? I can believe that as an organisation they are megalomaniac enough to think they can.

Is Microsoft attempting to patent CMDB?

Submitted by skeptic on Thu, 2006-12-14 22:36

A recent patent application appears to indicate that Microsoft is applying to patent CMDB. This issue is not attracting the outrage that it ought to. Next time you see your Microsoft rep, ask him/her WTF they are up to. And if you get anything like a rational answer, post it here so we can all understand.

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