[MacDV] Re: Apple and Microsoft: Change to Active Content

[Dwayne Bradley]

If they would have settled the case and/or licensed the software that 
is in the patent, they would have not had to change the browser at all. 
  They are only changing how the browser handles active content to try 
to get around the patent in the appeal process so they do not have to 
pay the $520M.

Dwayne


On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 08:37  PM, ShirleyK wrote:

> I read the rest of the story on PC World today. It seems that someone 
> sued Microsoft and they not only had to pay more than 520 Million $$, 
> they also have to change this.
>
> Here's the link
>
> MICROSOFT TO MAKE CHANGES TO IE
> Software giant will alter how browser handles ActiveX controls.
> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112794,tk,dn100703X,00.asp
>
> Shirley
>
>
> On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 07:00  AM, Dwayne Bradley wrote:
>
>> <rant>
>> If you read through the documents from Microsoft, you will soon 
>> realize that they are just making it more difficult for web 
>> developers to include active content (QuickTime, Flash, etc.); they 
>> are doing nothing (and I mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING) to make IE more 
>> secure. Go figure!
>> </rant>
>