Believe me, I have much respect for Apple.  Maybe much more than some other
amateur photographers on the list ;-), but I don't see the business logic in
this one.

Here's a few lines pulled from InternetWeek:

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Apple Computer this week became the first company to license
Amazon.com's 1-Click online shopping cart technology, a move that
could help the online retailer stake a more solid claim on its
controversial patent.

 The technology lets an online shopper purchase a product online with
a single mouseclick, bypassing the process of entering shipping and
payment data. But other online businesses, including archrival Barnes
& Noble.com, have a pending law suit that challenges the validity of
the patent.

Apple's agreement to license 1-Click might help Amazon defend the
patent's validity. "If the patent's not valid, why is Apple, which is
a big company, licensing it?" asked intellectual property attorney
Charlie Crompton.
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Full story at http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20000922S0001

Maybe it's not Apple, maybe it's Amazon. I heard a rumor that Amazon might
sign an agreement to license the act of printing from HP... :-o

Mark Wonsil
4M Enterprises, Inc.