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Story: Microsoft patents 'HTML applications'
Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 15 December 2003, 11:37 AM)
Keep in mind, patents can take years to be cleared, and in the meantime still be used by t he inventor. It's most likely this patent was applied for long before the current crop of MS security issues.
However with MS' supposed renewed focus on security and attenpt at bettering their public image in this regard, the word of this patent's acceptance couldn't have come at a worse time.
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Story: Microsoft patents 'HTML applications'
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Erm, aren't Microsoft supposed to be adding securi... Anonymous -
Everybody ready for the next round of viruses? I j... Richard Lee
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Huh? I mean, you expect a non tech-savvy person to... William Poetra Yoga Hadisoeseno
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I find this sort of thing laughable. Perhaps allow... Anonymous
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Will it affect XUL and mozillas' approach? xmn
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Like they need more security holes. Maybe it's a... Andy Jewell
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What's next? Patenting colors, so that any applica... Mark Carter
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Hta exist since 2000, what is the difference with... Vincent
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On the surface, this looks like a complete reversa... Larry Adams
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Linux won't be allowed to implement this "solution... Anonymous
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This is M$'s answer to Java. Ever heard of Java a... Anonymous
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MIcrosoft will eventually have to open source thie... Anonymous
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I certainly hope this is a joke, but then again M$... Don Carson
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I thought patents had to be for specific products... Chris Gibson
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Keep in mind, patents can take years to be cleared... Anonymous -
So what's the news ? People have been using HTML a... rahul
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Errata- in my last post, i meant 'html' . 'htl' wa... rahul
