Patent could force web change

Could be a wounder for M$

[ukgimp]

[news.bbc.co.uk...]

Web developers are anxiously waiting for a Microsoft announcement about changes to its Internet Explorer browser after a US court found that it infringes another company's software patent.

[trillianjedi]

I wouldn't worry too much about this - it will get smashed to pieces on appeal.

A consortium, including M$ amongst others, offered these guys a very large cheque to walk sometime ago. Deciding not to accept that was probably the single worst business decision of 1999.

TJ