Our team has been aware of this situation. It's big trouble if it's to be sold to the highest bidder; ignorantly speaking, Microsoft should appear to outstand the competition in financial strength.
=[, M. On 3/1/06, JesterXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He's selling it to me. My master plan is to kill AJAX, and this was the > only way... by owning Flash, too. However, you all have nothing to fear > since I love Flash so rest easy. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Mulvihill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Flashcoders mailing list'" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:54 PM > Subject: OT: RE: [Flashcoders] RIA patent granted > > > :-) No Chad, I'm quite sure few, if any, are aware of this: > > "The patent--issued on Valentine's Day--covers all rich-media technology > implementations, including Flash, Flex, Java, Ajax, and XAML, when the > rich-media application is accessed on any device over the Internet, > according to the patent holders... > > A patent has been granted to a relatively unknown California Web-design > firm > for an invention its creator says covers the design and creation of most > rich-media applications used over the Internet. The patent holder, > Balthaser > Online Inc., says it could license nearly any rich-media Internet > application across a broad range of devices and networks. > > Potentially tens of thousands of businesses--not only software makers > employing its business processes but companies offering rich-media on > their > Websites--could be subject to licensing fees when they use rich-media > technology over the Internet." > > Guess Adobe AND Microsoft got caught with their pants down. But all is not > lost. Neil Balthaser, a former VP of strategy for Macromedia, plans to > sell > the patent to someone... > > See more on > > http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180206472&c > id=RSSfeed_IWK_News > > Kevin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Chad Mefferd > > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:03 AM > > To: Flashcoders mailing list > > Subject: [Flashcoders] RIA patent granted > > > > Hmmmm, > > > > http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml? > > articleID=180206472&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News > > > > Is everyone aware of this? > > > > Chad > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
