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Microsoft Wins HTML App Patent
crataegus writes "'Microsoft on Tuesday won a patent for launching a certain kind of HTML application within Windows. The patent, "Method and apparatus for writing a Windows application in HTML" (Hypertext Markup Language), describes Microsoft's way of opening up HTML applications in a window free of navigation and other interface elements, known as "chrome," and browser security restrictions.' Why does this sound vaguely familiar?"
The key to LutA are tools that can be downloaded as a normal web page, then run as an local application. Once the application is launched, it will continue to run in it's own window until the process is manually killed. It is assumed that other processes may be periodically be created, or the system otherwise modified, so that a restart will be required to stop all processes, and a system reinstall necessary to remove all autoruns.
A famous spammer out of Florida, who we interviewed in his trailer home, and who wished to remain anonymous, had this to say. "We have been real disappointed in MS lately. They have been modifying Outlook to make it harder for us to get viruses through. The have telling users not to open unknown emails. They have even said they will block pop ups. For a hard working guy like me, with three ex-wives, 7 children, a mistress, not mention that I am putting two titty dances through college, I just can't make enough money.
"I was losing faith. But this new stuff, this will be great. It will be in Windows. That damn open source commie crap won't be able to block it. I can work with Gator and Kazaa so that I can run banner ads, gateways, porn web servers, whatever, on the mark's machines. I might just be able to start moving these small breast disease remedires again."
It is not know if MS itself will use these tools for marketing purposes. It is thought that sales to spam organizations and other organized crime outfits were on the decline, and such a tool was necessary to convince them not to support user migration to other platforms.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
No, most people aren't. Point me to any philanthropist either:
a.) giving as much to charity as bill gates
b.) A billionaire giving as high of a percentage of their total worth as Bill Gates.
Hopes are growing that UN will indeed take over from ICANN. To see why this is so good, just remember what veris.gn did few months ago... ICANN was slow to react and the reaction was silly. With UN, the service will be *regulated* and governed better.