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Company Files Motion to Stop IE Distribution

Posted by simoniker on from the twenty-seconds-to-comply dept.

RobHornick writes "According to CNET News, Eolas Technologies, a company that's already won a patent infringement judgement against Microsoft regarding Internet Explorer, has filed a motion to stop Microsoft from distributing its IE software until they remove Eolas' patented technology for running plug-ins, or pay up for a license."

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  1. Well... by the_flatlander · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank goodness closed source software is free of IP issues, eh?

  2. Happy Days Are Here Again by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Web developers face the possibility of having to significantly rewrite their pages or strip them of commonly used technologies like Macromedia's Flash.

    Gentlemen, the tech employment slump is now over!

    Please raise your hourly rates by $10.

    $20 if you do Java Server pages, a bad idea whose time has come (disclaimer: I do JSPs).

    Time to dig out those hookers' business cards!

    (And the office foosball table suppliers' cards too!)

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