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> Amazon has a history of taking patented designs, copying them, selling them for less with better visibility, and threatening patent holders Can you provide a
by pkaye 6y ago
> Amazon has a history of taking patented designs, copying them, selling them for less with better visibility, and threatening patent holders
Can you provide an example?
- kodah 6y agoThis is common knowledge: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-tech-startup-echo-bezos-alexa-investment-fund-11595520249 https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-tech-startup-echo-bezos-... When I worked in startups this was long rumored with little proof. After years it's become quite clear what's happened. Amazon Show is a knockoff of a Nucleus (https://www.vox.com/2017/5/10/15602814/amazon-invested-startup-nucleus-cloned-alexa-echo-show-voice-control-touchscreen-video https://www.vox.com/2017/5/10/15602814/amazon-invested-start...) Amazon Echo https://gizmodo.com/did-amazon-rip-off-the-echo-show-from-a-startup-it-inve-1795086198 https://gizmodo.com/did-amazon-rip-off-the-echo-show-from-a-... This trend goes on