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Originally posted by berg.the.red
this case also handed micro$erf one of the biggest "victories" they could have ever gotten. now they "legally" don't have to support any kind of plug-in technology. windows media player doesn't infringe on this patent. it is however bad news for macromedia, and all the rest of the companies who rely on browser plug-ins. and micro$erf is steaming right along with the "must not infringe on patent" line. must remove offending code. if it breaks the internet and/or people have to re-code most of the web pages on the internet and their own intranets --so be it. Eolas ( basically a one man operation ) is already back-pedaling saying THEY'RE not to blame for all this and all micro$erf has to do is pay them a licensing fee ...
that line sounds familair doesn't it ??
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Very good points that I never considered. good post.