Amazon Seeks Web Services Patent

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Amazon Seeks Web Services Patent

Posted by Zonk on Friday July 29, 2005 @09:23AM from the more-for-the-money dept.

theodp writes "CNET reports on Amazon.com's latest attempt to make inroads into consumers' wallets, a patent-pending online marketplace where consumers search and pay for Web services. The patent application describes a world in which Amazon collects fees from Web Service Providers who charge $500/month for AAA Street Maps, $200/month for driving directions, and $0.01/use for weather and human genome maps." From the article: "Amazon also notes its marketplace technology seeks to address the lack of easy-to-use methods for collecting consumers' Web services payments, as well as to provide Web services companies with ways to manage and monitor their offerings. In its role as an intermediary for the marketplace, Amazon would collect a fee from companies providing the service."

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OUTGOING by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-29 09:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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what is next? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-29 09:25 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first
The new Microsoft? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-29 09:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Amazon will rule the world!
I'd say, by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-29 09:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

they're disgusting facists.
Re:This is insanity by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-29 09:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You can't, no more than you can patent the question mark...

Fuck amazon!
Fuck the USPTO!