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I think he might be referring to them owning the patent on "predictive shipping". Plenty of prior art, where this appears obvious.

• AmVess 13y ago
  My response to Amazon, if they do this, is something I call predictive returns. As in, I predict I will return everything they ship to me in this manner.
  • erikpukinskis 13y ago
    They don't actually release the product to the consumer until you actually buy it. They just move it closer to you.
    • ceol 13y ago
      It's like you read the article or something.
    • ultimape 13y ago
      I does mention freebies in the patent - that would assume they have a confidence level where they ship something to you before it's bought.
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• ceol 13y ago
  The patent isn't for "predictive shipping." It's for Amazon's specific implementation of "predictive shipping." You can't just boil a patent down to two words and then claim prior art.