Microsoft appeals Eolas decision
Posted by malebolgia on 09 June 2004 - 01:26 · 6 comments & 607 views
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#1 Posted by webdenis12 on 09 Jun 2004 - 05:37
- let *******s pay
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#2 Posted by fatherted on 09 Jun 2004 - 11:41
- Could not agree more ,the law is an ass, I hope Eolas go to the wall, only morons who slag microsoft for sake of it and lawyers would hope otherwise
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#3 Posted by MuD on 09 Jun 2004 - 19:28
QUOTE Web developers and standards advocates fear that if the district court judgment is upheld, Microsoft will rewrite its Web browser in a way that will render millions of Web pages obsolete.
What a load of bullsh*t! Who cares?! That's why there are standards in the first place. If you're cocky, you don't follow the standards, that's what happens. It's the web developers' own f*cking fault, and besides, they can always rewrite their buggy, non-standards compliant code into something that follows W3C's recommendation.
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#3.1 Posted by Fantmx on 10 Jun 2004 - 04:15
- You do realize this patent has nothing to do with standards right? The patent deals with the way the browser launches and runs plugins such as Java applets, Flash and Acrobat. This is not only Microsoft, but all other browsers as well. But, I'm sure in your infinate wisdom you already knew that.
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#4 Posted by MuD on 11 Jun 2004 - 03:41
- Stupid troll. Nobody asked you anything, pal.
Microsoft filed a brief, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a $565 million patent infringement judgment.
The 174-page document, filed June 3, attacks a U.S. District Court decision that said Microsoft violated a patent, owned by the University of California and its Eolas spinoff. The patent describes how a Web browser can run plug-in applications.
The August decision originally granted the University of California and Eolas $1.47 for each of the 354 million copies of the Windows operating system that included the Internet Explorer browser between Nov. 17, 1998, when the patent was issued, and Sept. 30, 2001. In January, the court added $45.3 million in prejudgment interest, increasing the already staggering $521 million award to more than $565 million. Microsoft's Eolas woes have shaken the Web, drawing former adversaries to the software giant's defense. Web developers and standards advocates fear that if the district court judgment is upheld, Microsoft will rewrite its Web browser in a way that will render millions of Web pages obsolete.
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