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Microsoft patents ... a mere 146 issued so far in NovemberBy Microsoft Subnet on November 25, 2008, 6:54 pmMicrosoft was issued 146 patents in November as of November 25, according to the Patents.com site ... and this isn't a particularly blockbuster month. In October,...
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