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The argument I see often is things like this seem trivial after the fact. But isn't that what computers are supposed to be for; networking and connecting devic
by lkxijlewlf 5y ago
The argument I see often is things like this seem trivial after the fact.
But isn't that what computers are supposed to be for; networking and connecting devices so that one can control them easily?
- nicce 5y agoYes, but is the patent about concept or specific tecnical solution? If it is about the concept, it blows my mind…
- zzt123 5y agoOne-click buy was a patent so…
- trentnix 5y agoAnd Amazon paid a number of talking heads and tech luminaries to help them with the blowback they were getting at the time for such a trivial patent. Scumbags, all.
- halpert 5y agoIt's not about the concept, it's about the specific UI they used to do it. However, there are not many ways to represent the concept in a UI, which is where Google is running into a problem.
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- ianferrel 5y agoIt's true that genuine advances often seem trivial after the fact, and it can sometimes be hard to distinguish them. In this case, having one volume control multiple connected speakers is how wired stereos have worked for many decades, so while it might have been state of the art in the 1930s, Sonos wasn't involved.