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Martin Goetz leaves behind a legacy as the first to patent software
By Colton Stradling published
Legacy In 1968 Martin Goetz secured a patent for data-sorting mainframe software beginning the market for third-party software, and we remember his legacy in his passing.

Microsoft VP explains why company fights patent trolls and defends open-source ecosystem
By Robert Carnevale published
Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), also known as "patent trolls," are a problem for open-source software providers. Microsoft's getting involved in stopping said trolls.

Microsoft patent imagines Cortana as an email master on the go
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Cortana could one day summarize your emails for you when you can't stop to look at a screen.

Patent shows a potential Surface Book with a detachable inking keyboard
By Sean Endicott published
A new patent shows a potential Surface Book device featuring a writing Surface either next to the trackpad or on the back of the keyboard.

Microsoft dual-screen device patent ditches volume buttons for virtual controls
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Would you miss them?

Microsoft patent would keep Surface Type Cover from 'flopping' with magnets
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
A new Microsoft patent shows how a future Surface Pro could prevent the Type Cover from flopping open in tablet mode with magnets.

Microsoft patent could bring fingerprint sensor to the Windows key
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
A new Microsoft patent could signal a fingerprint sensor is headed to the Windows key on your keyboard.

Eye tracking could be in the cards for HoloLens 2
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
A new Microsoft patent describes an eye tracking system that could make for a unique addition to HoloLens 2.
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