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Does Microsoft still own the patent to making a table where you manipulate numbers? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by CieloCobalto@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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I'm thinking of a product that needs a table where you can add numbers and track their progress.

If I release this to the public will I get in trouble with Microsoft or is their original Excel patent expired by now?

I see all kinds of producs that have tables format. Monday.com comes to mind.

No clue about any of this. If anyone knows more I'd be immensely grateful.

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[–] alejandrosalamandro@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

As a clear general rule you can not patent software code. Patent could be a myth.

[–] Significant-Repair42@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

microsoft didn't invent spreadsheets.

[–] wineheda@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You mean like google sheets?

[–] vinnymcapplesauce@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The concept of tables with numbers has been in use for millenia. Unlikely a patent on it would stand up, especially after the Supreme Court's "Alice" ruling.