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Amazon Sues Alexaholic

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the at-last-it's-time dept.

theodp writes "ZDNet reports that as Jeff Bezos tap-danced out of a cringe moment at Web 2.0 Expo prompted by Tim O'Reilly's questioning of why Amazon couldn't get along with Alexaholic (now Statsaholic), Amazon had already filed a lawsuit to legally spank the tiny company into oblivion."

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  1. Thanks Tim by cyphercell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Keep up the good work.

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  2. Alexa by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why does that name sound so familiar?

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    1. Re:Alexa by VirusEqualsVeryYes · · Score: 1, Funny

      You're either thinking of an excellent line of tech books, or you're thinking of a far-right-wing Fox pundit infamous for cutting the mic of his guests, his sometimes uncontrollable temper, his misinformative Talking Points, and his outrageous, illogical, irresponsible, and despicable "opinions", showcased by, for example, his blaming immigration policy for a drink driving incident and his general insensitivity and partisan agenda-pushing.

      Either is good.

    2. Re:Alexa by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yep, caught in the article too. Surprise, surprise...Spyware company tries to stamp out anything even closely resembling competition. I find spyware to be very educational. It taught me a lot about the Windows Registry.

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  3. Amazon's shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Jeff Bezos is an active pedophile and rapist. In a similar way to Michael Jackson - but much more sinister - he procures young children, leads them into his mansion and touches them in all the inappropriate places. A few complaints have been brought against him, but he uses his vast riches from Amazon to pay the parents off. It's sick and wrong.

    I'm glad Tim O'Reilly took a stand against this Alexaholic thing, but someone needs to stand up and shoot him down for his child molesting.

    1. Re:Amazon's shame by ebuck · · Score: 4, Funny

      You only used one click to submit your comment, so GO SUE YOURSELF!

  4. Everbody loses?? by iminplaya · · Score: 3, Funny

    The folks at Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe beg to differ.

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  5. The problem with Statsaholic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It has been shown in multiple studies that statsahol use is a gateway to statsajuana and statsamphetamine. Good for Bezos!

  6. Turn the tables by mrbluze · · Score: 4, Funny

    I must admit I did read "Amazon Sues Sexaholic" first time round. But what if we turned the tables around..

    Sexaholics Sue Amazon

    That would be one classy action suit!

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