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An Amazon patent stops you checking prices online while in a physical store
- jrs235 9y agoKind of pointless since I don't use retail stores Wi-Fi and one can easily turn off Wi-Fi even if someone does and use cellular data.
- smt88 9y agoIf stores got truly desperate, they could block cellular signal in stores and provide open, free Wi-Fi. I already can't get signal in most grocery stores, since they're huge and seem to have Faraday cages built into the walls.
- puddintane 9y agoI wonder if they will block cell signals? I've noticed in certain Walmarts my signal won't work no matter where I am - more than likely the thick walls I would assume were blocking the signal not some malicious attempt to stop me from price matching.
- PaulHoule 9y agoRemember that a patent is not a license to do something, it is a license to stop others from doing it. Amazon can use this to prevent physical stores from doing this.