Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 28622
interpreted = N
texte = > Ah, that is the rub; almost all innovation is obvious after the fact.Darn!The 1-click order has NOT been invented by Amazon!I myself made one a LONG TIME ago when I was designing for the Minitel (anold but still popular videotext client in France). And maybe some other guybefore me had the same idea.All you had to do is recall you client number on the first page and that wasall. All items added to the shopping cart was sent to the same person, atthe same address, using the same credit card number.Sure, there was no mouse or click involved, all you had to do is type thearticle number, then press enter and that was it.E-Commerce is more than 20 years old (the first Minitel were distributed in1978 and even before that you could order via modem) and existed long beforethe internet was opened to the public for commercial use. And everything youcall innovation is almost as old as some of the guys who work with me.Amazon pretend they spent thousands of hours developing this tool.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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> Ah, that is the rub; almost all innovation is obvious after the fact.Darn!The 1-click order has NOT been invented by Amazon!I myself made one a LONG TIME ago when I was designing for the Minitel (anold but still popular videotext client in France). And maybe some other guybefore me had the same idea.All you had to do is recall you client number on the first page and that wasall. All items added to the shopping cart was sent to the same person, atthe same address, using the same credit card number.Sure, there was no mouse or click involved, all you had to do is type thearticle number, then press enter and that was it.E-Commerce is more than 20 years old (the first Minitel were distributed in1978 and even before that you could order via modem) and existed long beforethe internet was opened to the public for commercial use. And everything youcall innovation is almost as old as some of the guys who work with me.Amazon pretend they spent thousands of hours developing this tool.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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