Aral Balkan has created a page on the OSFlash.org wiki for documenting these prior projects. Moonfruit.com is already listed, but if any of you have other early RIAs to add, please do so.
Here is the link: http://osflash.org/balthaser_patent_prior_art_discovery On 3/2/06, Alias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The patent holder did actually create Balthaser.com, which was, at the > time, a pretty early RIA (circa 2000). It was a bit crap though. Kind > of a powerpoint ripoff, only less good. This was all done in Flash 4. > > I would say it was the *second* ever RIA, because Moonfruit.com(where > I worked) was around before it (and still is) > > Alias > > On 3/2/06, Troy Rollins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 2, 2006, at 9:58 AM, elibol wrote: > > > > > Our team has been aware of this situation. It's big trouble if it's > > > to be > > > sold to the highest bidder; ignorantly speaking, Microsoft should > > > appear to > > > outstand the competition in financial strength. > > > > Microsoft would probably find it cheaper to support the challenge of > > the patent. Maybe they'd be willing to donate the lawyer fees, since > > that seems to be about the only thing stopping this patent from > > getting blown out of the water. There doesn't seem to be any question > > that there is prior art, and the patent is bogus. I'm pretty > > confident Adobe could knock it down as well. > > > > I'd like to see a single RIA the patent holder ever made. > > > > Software patents really suck. Strictly conceptual ones even more so. > > > > -- > > Troy > > RPSystems, Ltd. > > http://www.rpsystems.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
