http://blog.ewanscorner.com/2005/03/eolas-is-back/ Sporadically blogging since 2003 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:09:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.ewanscorner.com/2005/03/eolas-is-back/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Gopi Reddy Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:54:25 +0000 http://blog.ewanscorner.com/?p=203#comment-83 Unfortunately MS has backed out (temporarily I hope) and issued a windows (IE) update that requires clicking on the ActiveX controls to activate them. GREEDY Eolas is simply taking advantage of the weakness in the patent system. If a zillion people think of an idea at the same time and the one that goes to the patent office a millisecond sooner gets rewarded with millions of dollars, then it's time to change the patent system. If the politicians are not willing to change it, then it's time to change the politicians (is that in our hands!?) MS has published code snippets to bypass this restriction. I'm sure somebody will post a eolaskiller.js script to automatically remove the embedded controls and reinsert them programmatically. I wonder if IE can legally block users from visiting eolas.com. Unfortunately MS has backed out (temporarily I hope) and issued a windows (IE) update that requires clicking on the ActiveX controls to activate them.
GREEDY Eolas is simply taking advantage of the weakness in the patent system. If a zillion people think of an idea at the same time and the one that goes to the patent office a millisecond sooner gets rewarded with millions of dollars, then it’s time to change the patent system. If the politicians are not willing to change it, then it’s time to change the politicians (is that in our hands!?)
MS has published code snippets to bypass this restriction. I’m sure somebody will post a eolaskiller.js script to automatically remove the embedded controls and reinsert them programmatically.
I wonder if IE can legally block users from visiting eolas.com.

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