Microsoft holds off on Eolas-based tweaks

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Sorry, JC... you missed some facts.

The EOLAS patent is a patent on automatically-loadable plugin technology, like Java applets or Flash plug-ins. Do you think that Opera or Mozilla aren't affected by this?

Opera, perhaps. The Mozilla group is currently in negotiations with Mike of Eolas. From the occasional leaks, negotiations are going very well. Do not be surprised that if the patent is upheld; Mozilla may emerge with the only royalty-free implementation of plug-ins. We should also note that Java Applets are covered under yet another patent and that patent was issued to Sun. The Eolas patent does not supercede Sun's patent. Java is safe for the moment.

(Sir)? Tim Berners-Lee, head of the W3C and maker of that standard you talk about (which Microsoft DOES adhere to, even if they add lots of extras) has weighed in on Microsoft's side, and has helped to push this re-evaluation of the patent by the US Patent Office.

Yes, and his two factual claims for re-examinations were the same one's offered by Microsoft at trial. Both of which did not demonstrate plug-in technology, and one of which was presented in a rigged demo:

http://www.rkmc.com/pdf/ip_of_the_year.pdf

Rather unusual don't you think that the mass media only decries the judge for the exclusion, but does not note the perfidity of Microsoft in rigging the demo? Hmmm... didn't they rig a demo in the Microsoft v US as well? Don't they ever learn: a good way to have their weak evidence excluded is to try to put one over on the court?

I think we may very welol have to come to gribs with a massive rewrite of the web to avoid plug-ins, a possible Eolas tax on the IE browser for the next 16 years, a miscarriage of justice via Microsoft's political manipulation of the USPTO, or a return of the "best viewed in (browser)" buttons. None opf these options are pallateable, but they may be coming. Brace for it?

Posted by: John Le'Brecage   Posted on: 01/30/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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