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This is a joke, isn't it?
Surely this isn't patentable? A way of putting commands into HTML then "running" it in a reduced-functionality "browser"?

So where does that leave me if I create, say, a Linux browser that will run korn shell script commands embedded in an HTML document? Or even a browser that runs JavaScript inside an HTML document? Or even an e-commerce application that accepts SOAP inside an HTML document and presents it to the user without actually starting a "browser"?

Has anyone noticed that MS does not even ship a browser any more? IE is no longer a product distinct from Windows. So have they patented any application that runs scripting inside HTML that isn't a full-fledged browser? What defines a browser?

If this idea doesn't prove the stupidity of software patents, then nothing will.

Incidentally, this is not an anti-MS post. They are probably doing this out of pure cynicism to prove the US Patent Office has no idea about what a software patent is, and therefore shouldn't be awarding them.
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 12/10/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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until one day  Arrg | 12/10/03
let history speak for itself  zoltrac | 12/10/03
Yes  Arrg | 12/10/03
For the sake of honesty  Fred Fredrickson | 12/10/03
for the sake of dishonesty  stephen732@... | 12/11/03
Good Idea  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 12/10/03
a thought to ponder  stephen732@... | 12/11/03
AOL Has Been Based on this for Years ...  coffeenite | 12/10/03
I hope you're kidding  PB_z | 12/11/03
My Wish  kolshire | 12/12/03
Who were the other contestants?  NoB$ | 12/10/03
What about IBM's Sash  keird | 12/10/03
Not Quite...  kolshire | 12/12/03
Start Button  mbraincell@... | 12/10/03
Temper, temper...  prime21 | 12/10/03
they copied Apple  namnav | 12/11/03
GUI from Microsoft, I think not  Update victim | 12/10/03
ah ha  LazLong | 12/10/03
Yep, but Eolas probably won't benefit from it  FilledOut | 12/10/03
Just *asking* for ridicule...  Delaware Boy | 12/10/03
They're making themselves look like fools.  Richard Flude | 12/10/03
Newsflash: Microsoft patents insecure applications  Knorthern Knight | 12/10/03
Well don't try to infringe on Aqua  FilledOut | 12/10/03
Well don't try to infringe on Aqua  balsover | 12/11/03
Doesn't this patent sound like XUL?  John Le'Brecage | 12/10/03
The use of the word "Chrome"  Jose Jimenez | 12/10/03
Another interesting parallel in Longhorn...  John Le'Brecage | 12/10/03
So what?  Fred Fredrickson | 12/10/03
Ah Yes And a Flashlight with  ParadigmOdyssey | 12/10/03
Blaa, blaa  mikeeemike | 12/10/03
A real joy for virus writers  Rick_K | 12/10/03
This is a joke, isn't it?  Fred Fredrickson | 12/10/03
So many patents, . . so much prior art  FilledOut | 12/10/03
Maybe they patented the latest IE exploit  nite_w0lf | 12/10/03
It's not an exploit,  MarcB_z | 12/12/03
Add/Remove Programs is not an HTA.  PB_z | 12/11/03

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