Microsoft Says U.S. Govt May Cancel Eolas Patent

no changes to IE

[RonPK]

Microsoft, of Redmond, Washington, said it was suspending plans to make changes to its Windows operating system and Internet Explorer Web browser, sparing users headaches caused by tweaking how mini-applications run on its software.

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The MS press release [microsoft.com].

One of the earlier thread [webmasterworld.com]s on this topic.

[troels nybo nielsen]

Microsoft said it has been working with rival makers of Internet programs, including Apple Quicktime. Macromedia Flash and Real Networks, on how best to respond to the challenge.

I find this interesting.

[RonPK]

Yeah, they've been working on this since October, IIRC. The W3C has also been active [w3.org], sending a letter to the Patent Office.

MS updated their IE update page [msdn.microsoft.com], but Macromedia does not report [macromedia.com] any new developments (yet). Makes MS's latest move look rather unilateral. But I'm quite happy all the fuzz seems to be history, now.

[bcolflesh]

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