> If it were still available as a stand-alone application - which it > would > pretty much have to be - it would still be covered by the patent as it > would be automatically launching executable code from a hyper-text > environment. > The patent specifically refers to plug-ins and not technology directly built into the browser.
> MS stands to lose just as much (potentially more) as anybody in this: > should they lose much of their technology also becomes suspect: OLE, > COM, ActiveX, .NET and so forth. This would mean rebuilding not just > IE, but also potentially Office, all of their reference products > (Encarta, Streets and Trips, etc) ALL of MSN and all of the properties > under it (MSNBC, CarPoint, Expedia, TerraServer, etc), it also seems > that any VBA-enabled hyper-text applications would fall into the realm. > Again, the patent only covers plug-ins used from within a browser. Please read it for specifics at to what is covered. > There are plenty of nice big, fat reasons why MS doesn't want to lose > this case. > I belief your analysis is incorrect based on a misunderstanding of what the patent covers. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.MontaraSoftware.com (888) 408-0900 x901 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
