Comments on: Google’s sea-based data center patent highlights the narrow focus of the company’s call for patent reform

By: Stephen M. Nipper

Stephen M. Nipper — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:41:15 +0000

The Principality of Sealand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand) had "an offshore Internet hosting facility or "data haven"". I wonder how it was powered/cooled.

DJ Sylvester — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:20:24 +0000

Search on the Seas: Google Water-Based Data Center Patent Granted http://tr.im/kAHw

Dawid Kania — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:56:26 +0000

Google floating data center receives a patent after 2 years waiting in a queue http://twurl.nl/782bio

Webb Henderson — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:10:43 +0000

Google got the patent for floating, wave-powered data centers http://tinyurl.com/dklocd (via @KMThompson) -this is pretty amazing.

clarinette — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:45:53 +0000

Google’s patent “claim differs from the prior art by â€œa combination ofâ€¦functional featuresâ€ that, individually, are known in the art”

clarinette — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:37:59 +0000

RT @BrettTroutPatent Office’s fast tracking of Google’s extremely broad sea-based data center patent called into question. http://is.gd/wB4n

BrettTrout — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:36:22 +0000

Patent Office’s fast tracking of Google’s extremely broad sea-based data center patent called into question. http://is.gd/wB4n

Stephen M. Nipper — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:24:57 +0000

What’s GOOG’d for the goose, not good for the gander? #Google gets broad patent, then calls for #patent reform. http://tinyurl.com/dgu4uz

moskowitz — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:14:43 +0000

An excellent piece on google’s duplicity in #patent lobbying its recent patent… Read More: http://is.gd/wCow

Bob Dorr — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:07:10 +0000

Is Mr. Google a patent troll? @ptp An excellent piece on google’s… recent patent http://xrl.us/beref7