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Microsoft patents how mobile phone users should behave June 06, 2008 [General] | By Edward J. R. Not that we are bashing Microsoft or anything but we are just saying how it is: previously Microsoft has removed ability to synchronize Windows Mobile phones over WiFi with PC computers due to alleged security problems. Many thousands of users were using this feature but Microsoft didn't care - just removed the feature. Microsoft removed this feature altogether instead of just switching it off by default or securing it by usage of something like HTTPS protocol. This time Microsoft is going one step further and tells you how to behave when it comes to your mobile phohe usage. Furthermore Microsoft has patented it as "Mobile Device Manners Propagation and Compliance". Shortly speaking Microsoft infrastructure could prevent your Windows Mobile phone from making phone calls or taking photos... Maybe instead of limiting what users can do, Microsoft could focus on improving Windows Mobile to increase possibilities!? Where is Windows Mobile 7? Where is multi-touch in Windows Mobile? Where is promised Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile 6.1 with IE6 rendering engine and built-in Flash? All delayed, probably because Microsoft is wasting time on limiting users, not empowering them with new features... Earth to Microsoft: this is not the innovation that users expect! Here is the patent: The present invention includes methods and technologies for defining and administering device manners policy ("DMP"), propagating DMP, reception and recognition of, and compliance with DMP. Such policy may be used to communicate to various mobile and other devices the "manners" with which compliance is expected or required. Similar to some of the social manners honored among people, such as with "no smoking" or "employees only" zones, "no swimming" or "no flash photography" areas, and scenarios for "please wash your hands" or "no talking out loud", devices may recognize and comply with analogous "device manners" policy. To learn more visit original source of this story about Microsoft patent about Mobile Device Manners Propagation and Compliance.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 4 Comments ]
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