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Eolas-mandated IE Update is Out
Information for Developers about Changes to Internet Explorer: The Eolas patent decision has spawned the dreaded IE update. Changes will need to be made, especially if your sites use Flash.
“Developers who build ActiveX controls, Web developers who use ActiveX and Java Applets on their Web sites, and developers who host the Web Browser OC or MSHTML should consult this documentation to understand how the user experience is changing, and also how to modify their pages to manage the user experience for their content.”
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Eolas Wants Old IEs Off the Net
Eolas files motion to enjoin IE: They want Microsoft to stop distribute any version of IE prior to the new one with the changes. Eolas, the sole licensee and sublicensor of a browser plug-in patent owned by the University of California, on Monday asked the U.S. District Court in Chicago for…
What This Links To
Patent Ruling Will Cripple Flash
IE, Flash, and patents: here comes trouble: Zeldman highlights a big problem with this Eolas patent ruling. Technically, rich media is now no longer allow to play automatically in the browser window. This means that Flash movies cannot start without user intervention. "Besides paying over half a billion dollars…
Microsoft Loses to the Tune of a Half-Billion
Microsoft loses $521 million verdict over browser patent "A federal jury in Chicago awarded the University of California and a browser technology company $521 million after finding that their patents were infringed by Microsoft Corp."
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Here's Macromedia's take on the changes:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/activecontent/articles/devletter.html
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