Microsoft ActiveX Fiasco: Should Firefoxers Worry?

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zanek writes “The developers set out to invent a method for running programs through browsers (especially Netscape), to nullify the importance of the underlying operating system (especially Windows). Instead, their invention helped Microsoft supplant Netscape Navigator with a combination of Internet Explorer and ActiveX controls. Now, with the US Patent Office and Supreme Court at its back, Eolas is enforcing its patent. Where does Eolas go from here?

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