That Eolas suit — and its implications…

Eolas, a company with an intriguing name (‘eolas’ is Irish for ‘knowledge’) has successfully sued Microsoft for $521 million for infringing a patent Eolas holds on how plug-ins link into Internet Explorer (and browsers generally). Given that the patent applies to most browsers, people have been wondering what it might mean for them. Here’s a report which suggests that Eolas boss Michael Doyle (now there’s a good Irish name!) is a supporter of Open Source and is likely to be constructive. Phew!