Microsoft Gets Patent for Program Killer

The software giant from Redmond has received approval for a software patent, in this case a program that has the ability to restrict the use of a particular computer loaded with any of their programs or denying access to specific hardware. The specifics of the program and it’s use are still quite muddled or unavailable which may be something we will be seeing soon in a desktop near you. The patent was approved by the US Patent Office filed May 19, 2009, for what purpose the software would serve is stirring quite a lot of conspiracy theories and is expected to be rolled out with the new operating system they may be rolling out next year.

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