Darren New wrote:
> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20090282325.pdf
> 
> They're apparently trying to patent "graphing data that's in a 
> spreadsheet".
> 
> I didn't go thru it in detail, but unless a "sparkline" means something 
> other than what's in the pictures, this seems really ... unlikely to 
> clear, I would hope.  I mean, didn't Lotos 123 do this back before Windows?

Oh, I see. Like this.

http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/2009/07/17/sparklines-in-excel.aspx

That said, the "primary inventor" blogs that someone else already invented 
them and published them in a book, so I'm not real sure about that whole 
perjury thing with asserting you've invented it yourself goes.


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   Is God willing to prevent naglams, but unable?
     Then he is not omnipotent.
   Is he able, but not willing, to prevent naglams?
     Then he is malevolent.

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