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Company Files Motion to Stop IE Distribution
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."
word! bone up the doe..
...but i actualy have to support MS on this one, because a plugin is a pretty obvious progression in web browser technology. I mean this is a pretty BS pattent. If it were secret corprate technology, or stolen source code, I'd be the first person with a torch and pitchfork at Bill Gates door, but it's not. If this holds up in court imagine the possibilites for other lawsuits. Imagine how much the first person to walk and chew bubble gum at the same time would receive.
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To know that you know what you know, and that you do not know what you do not know, that is true wisdom. --Scooby Doo
You taste the nectar of the fruit of the plugin, yet you do not respect the plugin. You think it naturally follows! I tell you! Those who dismiss the plugin as a natural extension of Allah's munificence and joyful bounty do not know the hardships of a thousand lives dashed against the rocks of the petty squabbling of IETF and his brother, the soul-crushing IEEE! Listen to me those who will hear! Spare yourselves the eternal damnation that accompanies such hubris, and accept the plugin with the appropriate and holy praise and reverence that gave you foosball, and neverending ramen, and fountains of jolt! Listen to me, those who will hear!