Don Box rocks!!

Don, I just want to say thank you -- that was a very informative and very cool article! It felt like a trip down memory lane. Me not being a Microsoft employee (ah, the joys of being at a University), I'm free to say what I want about the Eolas case... and might I suggest you give Mr. Michael Wallent a bit of help here if you haven't done so already -- especially as the case goes to the appeals court. Since you were one of the inventors of COM... and that led to OLE... and you all see where I'm going with this.

Michael Wallent rocks too, I met him here @ CMU last year -- I wish him the best of luck with all of these legal issues so he can go back and deal with what's really important -- getting Longhorn out and fantastic.

For anyone who is curious and unfamiliar with the Eolas patent, here it is:

Eolas patent

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