tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post4436821363428152369..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Why Does Amazon Want to Be Evil?Glyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-91265408360931869352009-12-11T10:04:06.902+00:002009-12-11T10:04:06.902+00:00@Andrew: yes, even *I* might be willing to grant a...@Andrew: yes, even *I* might be willing to grant a patent on teleporting...Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-53858116404248020962009-12-11T09:58:17.504+00:002009-12-11T09:58:17.504+00:00On the other hand if they manage to come up with a...On the other hand if they manage to come up with a way to transmit a gift from one individual to another individual based only the second individual's email address *without* using a computer, then maybe they do deserve a patent...Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-37541883596071019332009-12-10T16:21:14.973+00:002009-12-10T16:21:14.973+00:00@Ciaran: yes, that's an interesting site.@Ciaran: yes, that's an interesting site.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-28003070818797999822009-12-10T16:12:25.951+00:002009-12-10T16:12:25.951+00:00So it's an old argument, but it's still fa...So it's an old argument, but it's still fair to say that as long as a system that grants stupid patents exists, it's understandable that they should want to pursue this in order to defend themselves against someone else doing it.<br /><br />Personally I'm in the "all software patents are ridiculous" camp.<br /><br />More interestingly, regarding this specific patent, how about this: <a href="https://sendsocial.com/" rel="nofollow">https://sendsocial.com/</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com