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Will Flash Be Taken Off The Shelf?

Posted by Hemos on from the battle-continues dept.

bugninja writes "According to an article at News.com, Adobe wins 2.8M from Macromedia today for using some patented interface stuff in Flash. But this isn't the end, further legal battles could require that Flash be removed from Macromedia's list of "products for sale". We may not all be Flash lovers, but is it right to take a good product away from so many people who really do like it just because another company's product isn't taking over the market like they hoped it would?" Update: 05/03 13:29 GMT by J : Speaking of Flash, yesterday eEye discovered a very serious security hole in the version of Flash distributed with most copies of Windows. Go download the fixed release.

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  1. OK, probably a troll, but... by tlambert · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the most useful thing anyone has ever implemented in "Flash" is the "Bypass Flash intro" button...

    -- Terry

  2. Re:It would be right... by Ian+Peon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree with you, I think that patent's should NOT apply to soft...

    Many years ago, Apple tried to sue Microsoft for copyright infringement over their user-interface. Had they (ab)used the patent system instead, they might have won, and there would be no Windows.

    ...OK, now I'm torn!

    --
    Never never never smoke crack before geometry class!
  3. Oh No! by NeuroManson · · Score: 4, Funny

    How am I gonna watch Osama Bin Laden In a Blender now???

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    Just because you can mod me down, doesn't mean you're right. Shoes for industry!
  4. Re:patented 'tabbed palettes'? by KFury · · Score: 5, Funny

    That set of animations demonstrating the design overlap would have been a lot smaller if they'd done it in Flash.

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    Kevin Fox