[users@httpd] Internet Explorer Object Changes

[Jeff White <jl...@earthlink.net>]

<quote>

On Monday, Microsoft verified that it will 
be making what it calls "modest" changes 
to Windows and Internet Explorer (IE) to 
meet the requirements of a jury verdict against 
it in the Eolas patent infringement case. 
Eolas sued Microsoft in 1999, charging that 
the software giant violated its broad patents 
for "embedded program objects" when it added 
ActiveX controls, Java, and other browser 
plug-ins to IE and Windows. The lawsuit could 
have huge repercussions for other browser 
makers if Microsoft's expected appeal falls flat:
Browsers such as Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, 
and Safari all use similar means to add plug-in 
capabilities.

</quote>

Microsoft Confirms Changes to Windows, IE in Wake of Lawsuit
http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=40468

Microsoft Announces Steps to Address Eolas Patent Ruling
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/oct03/10-06EOLASPR.asp

Information for Developers about Changes to Internet Explorer
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/


Jeff




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