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>> The patent exemplifies a growing trend among technology and consumer firms to anticipate consumers’ needs, even before consumers do. Wrong. The patent exemp
by r0h1n 13y ago
>> The patent exemplifies a growing trend among technology and consumer firms to anticipate consumers’ needs, even before consumers do.
Wrong. The patent exemplifies a growing trend among technology and consumer firms to think their business processes ought to be protected by patents when in fact, no such need exists. Certainly there is no wider (public, society, industry) good from allowing rich companies to patent something many others may have easily figured out independently.
- javert 13y agoBut there is absolutely a need for these companies to assemble patent war chests; otherwise they are vulnerable to other people who have them. Or even other people who just have 1 single patent for something they want to do. So don't blame the companies, they are acting rationally; blame the system.
- r0h1n 13y agoDo you have any evidence that Amazon intends to use this patent purely for defensive reasons only? If not, we're just speculating. Worse, we're giving them the benefit of doubt.
- javert 13y agoOffense is the best defense, so this is a red herring. The fact is, voters have set up a dog-eat-dog system. Now you complain because the dogs eat or get eaten.
- lkbm 13y agoWhy does exemplifying one preclude exemplifying the other?