By David Becker
Published: Thursday 14 October 2004
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Ruprecht
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Reading Silicon.com
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I would argue that booting from media is not the same as Auto Play as this is typically a BIOS setting that just states which order devices should be checked for bootable media on start up.
The patent refers to detection of media inserted, implying that the system is already 'booted'.
Has anyone looked to see whether manufacturers of video, DVD and other players honor the patent and have therefore not been taken to court?
Patents for software is a shameful act and is ruin...
Emrah BASKA
And car stereos have been auto-playing cassettes f...
Ian Sargent
Surely these patents are daft, as all video player...
Simon
I would argue that booting from media is not the s...
Ruprecht
MS should take this opportunity to remove this fun...
Craig
Didn't the Amiga do this in 1987?
Rickard
Auto-play of a CD can be a virus hazard but at lea...
Lionel A Smith
Autostarting is not new, and never has been in liv...
Nick Cole
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