Microsoft said it will make modest changes to its Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser because of a patent violation.
The move, which had been expected, is a response to an August verdict that Microsoft violated a patent held by Eolas Technologies. Microsoft intends to appeal the ruling once it's been made final, spokesman Mark Murray said.
The jury awarded Eolas $521 million, or $1.47 for each copy of Internet Explorer sold between November 1998 and September 2001.
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