Microsoft postpones IE changes in Eolas patent dispute
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Microsoft said it will delay making any modifications to its Windows operating system and Internet Explorer Web browser, based on the Eolas patent case. Microsoft said in a statement Thursday that it will hold off on implementing previously announced changes until its efforts to appeal the suit or invalidate the patent are settled.
Microsoft said in the statement that the proposed tweaks could inconvenience Web developers and other software companies and may not be necessary, if the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidates Eolas' patent. The federal office has launched a rare review of the Eolas patent, based on claims that other people had developed similar technology before Eolas.