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Amazon S3 is Patent-Pending

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the seriously-we-got-patent-pending-on-that dept.

theodp writes "If your startup is counting on a copycat service to emerge for Amazon S3 disaster recovery, you might want to start thinking about a Plan C. On Thursday, the USPTO disclosed that Amazon wants a patent for its Distributed storage system with web services client interface invention, aka Amazon Simple Storage Service."

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  1. That's a great idea! by Cassius+Corodes · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that? Luckily I've still got my patent for a water holding container.

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    1. Re:That's a great idea! by rolfwind · · Score: 3, Funny

      But does it match my patent for the water holding container with mouth interface?

  2. I hope.... by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    The crap video card manufacturor from the 90s sues Amazon for trademark infringement, it'd be spurious, but *shrugs*, so's this patent (and all software patents).

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  3. you're an unaware moron by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: 0, Funny

    s/Tony Blair/Gordon (W) Brown/

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