Comments on: Web Being Downgraded? http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/ Halb mensch, halb ding. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Troy Gilbert http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31245 Troy Gilbert Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:04:03 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31245 Don't be so quick to consider this Microsoft "caving." It's quite the opposite: they're resisting Eolas patent by choosing not to pay up. Yeah, MS has a huge pockets and could easily license the existing approach, but that would just encourage patent trolls like Eolas. Instead, Microsoft is swallowing the potential hard knocks in the user community, at a time when they're already getting knocked by Firefox, to try and discourage this type of patent blackmail. I won't pretend that Microsoft is an angel in all scenarios, but in this case, they're doing the right thing and not paying the extortion money. Don’t be so quick to consider this Microsoft “caving.” It’s quite the opposite: they’re resisting Eolas patent by choosing not to pay up. Yeah, MS has a huge pockets and could easily license the existing approach, but that would just encourage patent trolls like Eolas. Instead, Microsoft is swallowing the potential hard knocks in the user community, at a time when they’re already getting knocked by Firefox, to try and discourage this type of patent blackmail.

I won’t pretend that Microsoft is an angel in all scenarios, but in this case, they’re doing the right thing and not paying the extortion money.

]]> By: brendan http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31237 brendan Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:49:30 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31237 Bingo. I'm sure several 'sudden' things will happen. I'm waiting for 'Web 4.01a-rc2' to be released today. Bingo.

I’m sure several ‘sudden’ things will happen. I’m waiting for ‘Web 4.01a-rc2’ to be released today.

]]> By: Craig Hartel http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31236 Craig Hartel Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:31:22 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31236 /me wonders about the timing of this announcement in relation to the calendrical proximity to the first of April. :^) /me wonders about the timing of this announcement in relation to the calendrical proximity to the first of April. :^)

]]> By: Miko http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31228 Miko Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:06:54 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2006/03/31/2071/#comment-31228 Isn't IE a downgrade compared to Firefox anyway? ;) Isn’t IE a downgrade compared to Firefox anyway? ;)

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