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Microsoft Plans IE Changes Due to Plugin Patent
aWalrus writes "Microsoft has outlined some of the strategies they may pursue for modifying the way Internet Explorer handles plugins (annoying the user may circumvent the patent) if they lose their legal battle against Eolas Technologies (which claims they invented the seamless procedure for running plugins). There has already been a previous ruling against MS which they continue to appeal. This is likely to have repercussions in the Open Source Community too. If MS is found to be infringing the patent, that ruling could be extended to other browsers like Opera and Mozilla. Usability expert Jeffrey Zeldman provides an in-depth commentary on this issue and its implications."
we hate MS, go Eolas!!!
we hate patents, go MS!!!
umm... *pop*
Perhaps even MS will learn the evils of SW patents, and call for an end to Software patents. Perhaps Slashdot will go 24hrs with SCO story also.
There hasn't been one of these since, like, '99?!
WHOA!
No Homestar Runner? That'd be dreadful.
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
The death of flash would be the most wonderful day in web browsing history since it's inception.
:(
What do you mean? I think the most fun aspect of browsing the web is when a website brings a 450MHz CPU to its knees while it draws its hand-rolled menu system! It's even more fun when the menu system doesn't even work! Oh boy, this is the end of an era.
Healthcare article at Kuro5hin
someone who discovers a way to get to "5" by adding 1+4, or subtracting 4 from 7 should not be found to be infringing on my patent
7-4=5?
That's new, and non-obvious, but is it useful?
The images accompanying the patent text are TIFF files. My browser informs me that I need a plugin in order to view them.
In order to read the patent, I must violate it.
I hate MS: Go Eolas!
I hate patents: Go MS!
I hate flash: Go Eolas!
Eolas Technology is apparently a 1-man front for the University.[ of California]
So correct me if I'm wrong:
We have a government-funded institution which exploits the laxness
of a government agency, in order to extort cash from industry.
Even to a Communist-Bleeding-Heart-Liberal like me finds that hard to swallow!
The death of flash would be the most wonderful day in web browsing history since it's inception.
Do i hear a HALLELUJIAH!?!? (even if i can't spell it).
While we are at it, i'd love nothing more than to ban HTML, Flash and embedded animated or static images from email and newsgroup postings.
The 160th person to send me 3 lines italicized, purple MS Comic Sans Font on a dark blue background, with 280kb of images IS NOT FUCKING CUTE ANYMORE!!!!!
Gawd, people.
*Warning - Satire intentional*
And while we are at it, we should abandon HTML on the Web as well. Terminal Screens and black and white were good enough for us in 1990 and it should be good enough for everyone now.
(Oh, scary new technology that makes things look pretty, me scared and don't understand.)
Maybe it was those darn XWindows developers that wanted to offer GUIs over a network that started all this silliness back in the 80s. Text is just good enough for everyone.
Damn those color loving, picture using liberals making the web look good and adding functionality. Maybe they are all terrorists and Commies anyway.
Give me a break...