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Message-ID: <3F83892D.5050803@comcast.net>
From: marklist at comcast.net (Mark)
Subject: IE Changes / Software Patents

Rainer Gerhards wrote:
> I just found a very interesting effect of software patents:
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/oct03/10-06EOLASPR.asp
> 
> As was posted on this list not so far ago, Microsoft lost a case against
> Eolas on some aspects of ActiveX embedding in IE. Their technical
> reaction is a good sample of what software patents cause:
> 
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/activexchanges.asp
> 

I wonder how many users will know that they can close the window, opting
not to display the activeX, instead of hitting OK to allow it.  It's
pretty bad design to give the user a choice with only one option....

Unless of course, you really don't want them to choose the alternative.

I think it's obvious what M$ is trying to do here.

Mark


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