Microsoft's "Immortal Computing" Project


	Microsoft's "Immortal Computing" Project

Mohir

1-23-2007 5:39 PM

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microsoft, technology, future, presevation

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3-11-2007 10:49 PM

Nico3d3

How can they patent a concept like this? This idea has been explored before

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			Microsoft's "Immortal Computing" Project
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