It clarified many things for me. On 4/19/06, JesterXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The whole point of this ordeal was to get Microsoft to pay them bling so > that first paragraph is just a regurgatation of the obvious. > > The 2nd paragraph was already known, too; Microsoft publicly stated they > were going to implement it irregardless of how the court case went. > > Not sure why the news story cited at Slashdot felt the need to clarify it > because it was already clear. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "elibol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] New wrinkle in IE activation issue... > > > I found this piece of information very interesting: > > ...Reacting to news that the next cumulative IE security update will > require > an extra mouse-click to interact with certain embedded multimedia content, > Eolas Chief Operating Officer Mark Swords called on the software maker to > purchase a patent license instead of worsening the browsing experience... > > ...Swords also moved swiftly to correct an erroneous public impression > that > the IE modifications were the result of a court order. "There is no court > order forcing Microsoft to do anything. Anything that is being done is of > Microsoft's own choosing," he said... > > Quoting from http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1944867,00.asp > > M. > > On 4/19/06, Chad Mefferd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This article shed's a little more light on the reality of Microsoft's > > browser changes. > > > > http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/31/1840255 > > > > -Chad > > > > On Apr 19, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Dave Watts wrote: > > > > > It's not a security feature, it's a condition of Microsoft's > > > settlement with > > > Eolas over a patent violation, and it negatively affects any > > > interactive use > > > of ActiveX controls, not just Flash. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
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