There's no "double click" patent for Microsoft

Michael Gartenberg | June 04, 2004, 10:07 AM

This is just plain wrong. Read the patent. It covers alternate uses of buttons on mobile devices based on how long a button is pressed and how many times it's pushed (similar to a double click, which is where the confusion comes from). Usually there's a modifier key that needs to be held down to activate the alternate function. The power of the web is such is that amplifies such bad reporting quite quickly. (like the $50 iPod from Microsoft last week). Will the patent stand? That's for others to decide (seems like there might be some prior art here) but keep the reporting accurate please.

 Microsoft has managed to patent the double-click.
[Engadget]