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A bit of a misnomer
In the last paragraph the article says the patent discusses an applet embedded inside a web browser page. From what I've read, this was not the case in the patent. Eolas developed their applet technology before the browser, even. I believe their original concept was of a network-enabled applet running inside of another application (ie. GUI app.). The descriptions I've read about the patent suggest they were using tags to enable the applet technology. They had their concept up and running in the early 90s (around '91 I think).

Not saying this invalidates their patent claim, but just that I don't think they would've mentioned a browser since I don't think it had been invented yet.
Posted by: Mark Miller   Posted on: 10/31/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Getting worse every day for MS (NT)  mabricen | 10/31/05
You realize this affects ALL browsers?  java.user | 10/31/05
You are crazy!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/31/05
Are you sure?  Patrick Jones | 10/31/05
Yes  java.user | 10/31/05
and no  IT_User | 10/31/05
Ironic  java.user | 11/01/05
no irony  Scott W | 11/01/05
as expected  andrewflagg@... | 10/31/05
You're kidding, right? this is one EVERYBODY want MS to win  John Zern | 10/31/05
Well, perhaps not everybody...  Yen_z | 11/01/05
Wrong!!!  Update victim | 11/01/05
Supreme Court won't review Microsoft patent appeal  Loverock Davidson | 10/31/05
Don't lose hope!  tic swayback | 10/31/05
Ashcroft & Jackson  mighetto | 10/31/05
Don't lose hope!  tic swayback | 10/31/05
And someday ZDNet will get their Talkbacks working properly...  tic swayback | 10/31/05
Riiiggghtt... and when that happens  Linux Advocate | 11/01/05
Microsoft not alone  Yensi717 | 10/31/05
not really  ickusslime@... | 10/31/05
No.  java.user | 10/31/05
I stand corrected  Mark Miller | 10/31/05
New alias?  Cardinal_Bill | 10/31/05
I'm usually against Microsoft.....  Sir_Chancealot | 10/31/05
What's really worse about this patent...  Taz_z | 10/31/05
Microsoft should have acquired  bjbrock | 10/31/05
Patent Office is taking care of it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/05
I hope so  Patrick Jones | 10/31/05
Really?  ShadeTree | 10/31/05
There is a more recent update on this...  dsentman@... | 10/31/05
No_ax's link was from 2 years ago  Mark Miller | 10/31/05
Yeah, it did look a little fishy  IT_User | 10/31/05
a PTO re-re-re-review is always good  andrewflagg@... | 10/31/05
How Do You Spell Microsoft?  itanalyst | 10/31/05
Will it make your day when...  John Zern | 10/31/05
A bit of a misnomer  Mark Miller | 10/31/05
Actually...the article appears to be correct  Mark Miller | 10/31/05
Software patents  Hemlock Stones | 10/31/05
Government trying to get more money out of microsoft.  igl1221_123 | 10/31/05
Um..  Patrick Jones | 10/31/05
Did they ever get more money than the multibillion TAX BREAKs? I wish  michael_t | 10/31/05
Patents???  mavedrive | 11/02/05
ROFL!  Kamikaze_Ohka | 11/02/05

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