Story: Microsoft patents 'HTML applications'
Posted by: rahul (Wednesday 24 December 2003, 10:49 AM)
So what's the news ? People have been using HTML applications [.hta] for years !!! And they work only with IE . At the simplest, You just make an htl page and save as .hta., if i remember correctly.
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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
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So what's the news ? People have been using HTML a... rahul -
Errata- in my last post, i meant 'html' . 'htl' wa... rahul
