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November 12, 2007

ActiveX Again

Having paid the piper a half-billion dollars, Microsoft next month issues an update to Internet Explorer that is vintage: instantly active ActiveX controls. Having settled with Eolas Technologies for patent infringement, Microsoft can ditch its "click to activate" workaround. The Eolas patent, 5,838,906, claimed instantly active web page content. Microsoft extravagently fought eight years over the single-click feature before caving in.

Posted by Patent Hawk at November 12, 2007 11:40 PM | Patents In Business