Internet Explorer changes to avoid Eolas IP
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Microsoft changed the way its browser handles ActiveX controls in response to the ongoing Eolas patent infringement suit.
The company gathered about 20 large Web publishers and interactive advertising agencies at its Silicon Valley campus on Friday to brief them about the change -- and how they could minimize its effects.
"Now, when an end user goes to a Web site with ActiveX control, before actually interacting with the control, they must first click once to activate it," said Michael Wallent, general manager of the Windows Client platform. "We believe, for the vast majority of users, this will be an almost invisible change."