This one's not over yet (And by the time it is, ActiveX will probably be a dead technology, anyway.) Eolas, the company that sued Microsoft back in 1999 for alleged violation of its browser plug-in patent, was awarded $521 million by a Chicago jury on Monday. Microsoft was quick to point out that the award was substantially less than the $1.2 billion that Eolas had sought. And Redmond officials already are working on an appeal.

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