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vaaaska
03-18-2006, 09:10 AM
Uh-oh...

http://www.baekdal.com/articles/Technology/microsoft-ie-activex-update/

As some might remember, in 2004 Microsoft lost a lawsuit to Eolas Technologies concerning a patent for "Distributed hypermedia method for automatically invoking external application providing interaction and display of embedded objects within a hypermedia document"

In short, Eolas holds the patent for how things like flash and quicktime/mediaplayer movies are added to a website - in any browser.

Two days ago Microsoft released a preview of the ActiveX update for MSDN subscribers. This update is a workaround - or so Microsoft claim - to the patent, but it also means a very different approach to adding embedded content in Internet Explorer.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

My advice is to either change your site now (if you use embedded content), or to get ready to do it.

Microsoft has announced that this will be a forced update - similar to a critical security patches. This change is coming whether we like it or not.

Read it...learn it...live it...
piersk
03-18-2006, 10:35 AM
Hehe, I thought you were gonna be posting about something else... (just the mention of "webdev folks") :D
vaaaska
03-18-2006, 10:37 AM
Hehe, I thought you were gonna be posting about something else... (just the mention of "webdev folks") :D

I'm leaving this one up to you...but I think when the time is more right? ;)
piersk
03-18-2006, 11:20 AM
Yeah, definately a "hold off for a bit" situation.

How many people do you think we've confused by talking in code?
madwormer2
03-18-2006, 11:24 AM
At least one :confused:
Doug G
03-19-2006, 12:48 AM
two :)
piersk
03-20-2006, 05:58 AM
/me rubs his hands gleefully...
Weedpacket
03-20-2006, 06:17 AM
Oh, we're not going through all that again...?
piersk
03-20-2006, 06:31 AM
Always



Go through what?
Elizabeth
03-20-2006, 08:53 AM
Ok, now you guys can't open a can of worms like that and just leave us all hanging here! What gives?
vaaaska
03-20-2006, 02:38 PM
Don't blame this one on me! ;)

I only tugged on the lid...
laserlight
03-20-2006, 02:53 PM
I only tugged on the lid...
Your fingerprint is there... :P
rbblue8
03-20-2006, 05:24 PM
are you sure it's his? it could have been planted.
Sxooter
03-20-2006, 07:05 PM
are you sure it's his? it could have been planted.

All it takes is a gummy bear.
bpat1434
03-21-2006, 01:30 AM
Since when has legality stopped M$?

mmm... gummy bears.....