Microsoft updates IE after patent spat

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You don't see the irony?

MS bleat continuously about IP protection, steals the IP of
another company, refuses to pay up, fights through the courts
(something not available to most of us), then modifies their
program to work around the IP property of a third party (moral -
only MS IP should be protected).

[from article]
Microsoft recommends Web developers tweak their pages or
consumers will have to make an extra click to get to some
content, such as Macromedia Flash-based animations or media
content.

"We expect these changes will have little to no impact on
customer experience and partner applications," a Microsoft
representative said Tuesday.
[/from article]

If MS believes that an extra click is required to view flash content
on websites is "little to no impact on customer experience" then
they are completely out of touch with web design.

This is a perfect example of the wicked web of software patents,
something MS has been harping on is a good thing.

Posted by: Richard Flude   Posted on: 03/01/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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