At 7:24 AM -0400 9/25/00, Mark Wonsil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>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.
When it comes to business logic, Microsoft has the monopoly. I have much
respect for Bill Gates :-)
>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.
></pull>
>
>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
Hey, give poor Amazon a break. How else are they going to pay for all
those superdomes? :-)
For those interested in Apple's side of the story, here are a few lines
pulled from Apple's developer newsletter:
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A P P L E D E V E L O P E R C O N N E C T I O N
N E W S
Issue 222 September 22, 2000
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COMPANY NEWS
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[2] Apple Licenses Amazon.com 1-Click E-Commerce Software
Apple has licensed Amazon.com's 1-Click patent and trademark for use
on its Apple Online Store, as part of an e-commerce patent
cross-licensing agreement. Customers may now buy all products sold
on The Apple Store with the 1-Click feature.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2000/sep/18amazon.html
http://www.apple.com/store/
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[3] iMac Awarded National Design Award
Apple is among seven recipients of the U.S. National Design Awards
presented by the Smithsonian Institution, which recognizes
excellence, innovation, and public impact of product and
architectural design. The museum called the iMac computers
"revolutionary," praising Apple CEO Steve Jobs and designer Jonathan
Ive with designing products that are user-friendly.
http://www.maccentral.com/news/0009/18.design.shtml
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Patently amazed in Sun Valley,
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