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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.
I like replies better than Karma, even if they are flames, because that tells me I got someone thinking.
This kid would have fit right in on slashdot
-1, Fucking moron
I use linux.. , no problems with anything othere then the one thing.. how IE is 100% up to spec but has all these features people use like when you do \ instead of / when writing html amung many othere issues it auto corrects it or something. now it looks like Sh*te under mozilla and fine under ie.. and You get some big head ego joe blow going,
"well frig man , get IE now you know how much mozilla sucks.."
MS decided that it should extend java too.. now jave standards are messed.. some one should control them.. they are messing our evolution up!
F* em and load Knoppix.net learn it live it.. and show em how much you really need em..
Frig I do IT and most of the poele who has these %90 of problems is windows F* ups.. so screw em and make all load linux and avoid all this
I yet to see a cool release of Knoppix with all the best goodies like mplayer , evolution... all done nicely in one package with out the useless crap. like card games and smut..
or has some one?
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