Eolas wants Microsoft to stop browser distribution (English)

It's fascinating how hard Microsoft is fighting this case, simply because they have repeatedly insisted that they respect "intellectual property" rights. If they really did have any respect, they would have simply licensed the technology years ago. Instead, they are trying to get around the problem:

"Microsoft said it is well on its way to side-stepping both the patent and a potential injunction with an IE alteration it previewed Monday -- a version it expects to introduce early next year. The previewed alteration would change the way IE renders pages that use ActiveX Controls to launch plug-ins. Microsoft also recommended to developers some methods of invoking external applications in a way it claims would circumvent the patented plug-in method."

The whole issue of "intellectual property" and software patents is proving to be not only a huge can of worms but a perfect expos