I invented outsourcing!
Ummm… (snicker-snicker) Okay… I will place this in my Al Gore file.
To quote a recent article…
IBM has confirmed that it is dropping its attempt to patent the business practice of ‘outsourcing’.
The company had applied for a patent on outsourcing of services, which described software used to identify areas of a company that could be moved overseas.
The plan, which provoked outrage and not a little amusement in the IT community, has now been quietly dropped.
“IBM has put into the public domain and withdrawn its application for patent number US2007/0162321 (Outsourcing of services),” said Bob Sutor, vice president of open source and standards at IBM, in his blog.
SOURCE: IBM ditches ‘outsourcing’ patent
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well,..they could just be more patient and continue doing their efforts just to get it back,. try to be smart in making of projects thats all,..