Microsoft wins HTML application patent
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Tuesday won a patent for launching a certain kind of HTML application within Windows. The patent, "Method and apparatus for writing a Windows application in HTML" (Hypertext Markup Language), describes Microsoft's way of opening up HTML applications in a window free of navigation and other interface elements, known as "chrome," and browser security restrictions. One example of an HTML application at work in Windows is the "Add or Remove Programs" feature in the control panel.