For decades small grocery stores and countless other small businesses would let people check out by simply saying this phrase. (Some still operate this way.) The store clerk knew who the customer was without asking because customer had a history of shopping at the store and the clerk had a good memory. A bit later they would be mailed a bill to settle the tab.
This sounds remarkably similar to 'One Click Shopping'.
"This is pretty broad," said Walter Linder, a patent attorney with Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis. "I think there might be a lot of Web sites that will have to change their affiliate programs to get around this."
Linder said the patent could even be broad enough to cover single links that would simply go from an affiliate to Amazon's home page, instead of to specific items. [The C|Net story.]
Doesn't this patent banner ads? Think about it.
Site A links to Site B's homepage or product page.
User clicks link on Site A which brings them to site B.
Site B pays Site A a fee/commision for same.
IANAL but affiliate programs seem quite similar to banner programs. Looking at the above use case, I can't tell whether that is a banner or an affiliate
I snipped out the links because they contained my user id. Subject: FREE-PC PROGRAM TO BE DISCONTINUED
Dear david,
As part of our recent merger with eMachines, we have decided to terminate the Free-PC program. It was a difficult decision for us, but it's important for us to focus our resources on providing new desktop software applications for eMachines PCs.
As a result, we are going to transfer title of your PC to you. This means that the PC is now yours free and clear. We will be destroying your credit card information, and we will be sending you written confirmation of this as well as the title transfer. We are also including instructions at the conclusion of this email so that you can remove the Free-PC Resource Center (the advertising display and utility buttons) from your screen. Of course, your warranty is still valid, and you can continue to receive technical support on your PC by dialing the appropriate number below:
For Compaq Computers: (281) 927-5272 For Dell Computers: (888) 560-8324
As part of this change, we will be discontinuing our free Internet access service effective February 14, 2000. Between now and then, we encourage you to look into alternatives for connecting to the Internet. We'd like your transition to be as smooth as possible, so we've listed a few of the most popular free Internet service providers below, along with links to Web pages where you can sign up for their service. We'll also be sending additional information on each of these providers in separate emails. After February 14, our local dial-up numbers will no longer work. At that time, all @freepcmail.com accounts will also be shut down. All of the Internet service providers listed below can provide you with new email addresses. We encourage you to notify your family, friends and associates with whom you correspond about your new email address prior to February 14.
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BlueLight snip
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For those of you who specifically requested that we send you occasional offers or information on particular subjects you were interested in, we will continue to pass along those offers as they come in. In fact, those offers may become even more attractive as we are able to negotiate even better deals now that we are representing literally millions of eMachines users as well. As always, if you find that these offers are no longer of interest, there are instructions within each email on how to remove your name from the mailing list for that topic.
Finally, we would very much like to stay in touch with you and ask your opinion about the new software programs we are designing. If you would be willing to occasionally look at new programs and give us feedback, please click on the following link mailto:betatest@emachinesinc.com to send us an email letting us know.
It has been our sincere pleasure to provide you with your Free-PC. We hope you will continue to get many hours of enjoyment from it. If you have any further questions, please visit our Web site at snip.
Sincerely,
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**INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVING YOUR FREE-PC RESOURCE CENTER**
*Be sure you have signed up with a new Internet service provider before you do the following!*
1. Turn on your computer. 2. When the red COMPAQ or blue DELL logo appears, immediately press and hold the left SHIFT key. 3. Keep holding down the key until you see the message "WINDOWS is running in safe mode". 4. Release the SHIFT key, and click on the "OK" button. 5. Once the computer has completely turned on, double click the icon "My Computer". 6. When the "My Computer" window opens, double click the folder called "Program Files". 7. Delete the "PC" folder by left clicking it so that it is highlighted and then press the "DELETE" key on the keyboard. 8. Click "OK" if prompted. 9. Click the "START" button on the lower left side of your screen, select "Shutdown" and restart the computer.
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They interpreted this to mean 'opening up the Windows source code'...
After the on-camera portion of the interview was completed, Gates was asked whether the company would be willing to open the Windows source code in order to settle the case, and Gates said ``yes.'' He then added, smiling, ``if that's all it took.''
But consider how popular TVs are. A lot of people like the idea of simple, purpose-specific devices that are easy to use and reliable.
My grandmother doesn't really need to do any serious word processing or Gimp work. But I think she would like to read a/. story here and there without having to know how to use a computer.
Maybe slightly off-topic but on Saturday, February 5, C-SPAN will air a speech by Jacob Hornberger, President of the Future of Freedom Foundation and one of the finest speakers in the libertarian movement.
Hornberger's speech is entitled "Exploding Myths about Open Borders."
However, it is far more than a speech on immigration. Hornberger begins by speaking directly to the C-SPAN audience -- describing libertarianism and the libertarian movement.
AIRING TIME:
The speech will be broadcast as part of C-SPAN's "American Perspectives" program. Jacob's speech is scheduled to begin "approximately" ten minutes after 10 pm, Eastern Standard Time, Saturday, February 5.:
C-SPAN tells me your best bet is to tune in at 10 pm, where you'll see the concluding minutes of another speech, which will be immediately followed by Hornberger's speech.:
REPEAT AIRING:
The speech will be repeated three hours later, beginning "approximately" ten minutes after 1 am, Eastern Standard Time, early Sunday, February 6.
Universities are notorious for internal political struggles.
In an e-mail sent to DCIT Help Desk employees by Susan Davidson, it was stated, "The less said, the better," in regards to why dialpad.com was not accessible.
That statement says to me that there is something shady going on behind the scenes at Clemson. Somebody is pulling some strings from up on high. Universities often make deals with major long distance carriers. Maybe Clemson was worried they wouldn't been able to meet the volume required keep their end of the deal. Pure speculation of course.
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For decades small grocery stores and countless other small businesses would let people check out by simply saying this phrase. (Some still operate this way.) The store clerk knew who the customer was without asking because customer had a history of shopping at the store and the clerk had a good memory. A bit later they would be mailed a bill to settle the tab.
This sounds remarkably similar to 'One Click Shopping'.
"This is pretty broad," said Walter Linder, a patent attorney with Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis. "I think there might be a lot of Web sites that will have to change their affiliate programs to get around this."
Linder said the patent could even be broad enough to cover single links that would simply go from an affiliate to Amazon's home page, instead of to specific items. [The C|Net story.]
Doesn't this patent banner ads? Think about it.
Site A links to Site B's homepage or product page.
User clicks link on Site A which brings them to site B.
Site B pays Site A a fee/commision for same.
IANAL but affiliate programs seem quite similar to banner programs. Looking at the above use case, I can't tell whether that is a banner or an affiliate
I snipped out the links because they contained my user id. Subject: FREE-PC PROGRAM TO BE DISCONTINUED
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Dear david,
As part of our recent merger with eMachines, we have decided to terminate the Free-PC program. It was a difficult decision for us, but it's important for us to focus our resources on providing new desktop software applications for eMachines PCs.
As a result, we are going to transfer title of your PC to you. This means that the PC is now yours free and clear. We will be destroying your credit card information, and we will be sending you written confirmation of this as well as the title transfer. We are also including instructions at the conclusion of this email so that you can remove the Free-PC Resource Center (the advertising display and utility buttons) from your screen. Of course, your warranty is still valid, and you can continue to receive technical support on your PC by dialing the appropriate number below:
For Compaq Computers: (281) 927-5272
For Dell Computers: (888) 560-8324
As part of this change, we will be discontinuing our free Internet access service effective February 14, 2000. Between now and then, we encourage you to look into alternatives for connecting to the Internet. We'd like your transition to be as smooth as possible, so we've listed a few of the most popular free Internet service providers below, along with links to Web pages where you can sign up for their service. We'll also be sending additional information on each of these providers in separate emails. After February 14, our local dial-up numbers will no longer work. At that time, all @freepcmail.com accounts will also be shut down. All of the Internet service providers listed below can provide you with new email addresses. We encourage you to notify your family, friends and associates with whom you correspond about your new email address prior to February 14.
AltaVista
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BlueLight
snip
WorldSpy
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For those of you who specifically requested that we send you occasional offers or information on particular subjects you were interested in, we will continue to pass along those offers as they come in. In fact, those offers may become even more attractive as we are able to negotiate even better deals now that we are representing literally millions of eMachines users as well. As always, if you find that these offers are no longer of interest, there are instructions within each email on how to remove your name from the mailing list for that topic.
Finally, we would very much like to stay in touch with you and ask your opinion about the new software programs we are designing. If you would be willing to occasionally look at new programs and give us feedback, please click on the following link mailto:betatest@emachinesinc.com to send us an email letting us know.
It has been our sincere pleasure to provide you with your Free-PC. We hope you will continue to get many hours of enjoyment from it. If you have any further questions, please visit our Web site at snip
Sincerely,
eMachines Customer Support
**INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVING YOUR FREE-PC RESOURCE CENTER**
*Be sure you have signed up with a new Internet service provider before you do the following!*
1. Turn on your computer.
2. When the red COMPAQ or blue DELL logo appears, immediately press and hold the left SHIFT key.
3. Keep holding down the key until you see the message "WINDOWS is running in safe mode".
4. Release the SHIFT key, and click on the "OK" button.
5. Once the computer has completely turned on, double click the icon "My Computer".
6. When the "My Computer" window opens, double click the folder called "Program Files".
7. Delete the "PC" folder by left clicking it so that it is highlighted and then press the "DELETE" key on the keyboard.
8. Click "OK" if prompted.
9. Click the "START" button on the lower left side of your screen, select "Shutdown" and restart the computer.
-------------------------------------------------
Although we sent this e-mail to you, eMachines makes no warranties or guarantees about the products or services advertised. If you do not wish to receive special offer emails from eMachines, click here snip to unsubscribe or update your interest profile.
They interpreted this to mean 'opening up the Windows source code'...
After the on-camera portion of the interview was completed, Gates was asked whether the company would be willing to open the Windows source code in order to settle the case, and Gates said ``yes.'' He then added, smiling, ``if that's all it took.''
But that theme does use the Apple logo.. Look at the center of the very top of the screenshot Leaving this one up was probably just an oversight.
Get real. This is not a feudal system by any stretch of the imagination.
Is there a common thread? Are the sites that have confirmed attacks all running the same OS? Same web server? Same routers? You know what I'm saying?
eBay probably wasn't attacked. They just fell over again.
But consider how popular TVs are. A lot of people like the idea of simple, purpose-specific devices that are easy to use and reliable.
/. story here and there without having to know how to use a computer.
My grandmother doesn't really need to do any serious word processing or Gimp work. But I think she would like to read a
Maybe slightly off-topic but on Saturday, February 5, C-SPAN will air a speech by Jacob Hornberger, President of the Future of Freedom Foundation and one of the finest speakers in the libertarian movement.
Hornberger's speech is entitled "Exploding Myths about Open Borders."
However, it is far more than a speech on immigration. Hornberger begins by speaking directly to the C-SPAN audience -- describing libertarianism and the libertarian movement.
AIRING TIME:
The speech will be broadcast as part of C-SPAN's "American Perspectives" program. Jacob's speech is scheduled to begin "approximately" ten minutes after 10 pm, Eastern Standard Time, Saturday, February 5.:
C-SPAN tells me your best bet is to tune in at 10 pm, where you'll see the concluding minutes of another speech, which will be immediately followed by Hornberger's speech.:
REPEAT AIRING:
The speech will be repeated three hours later, beginning "approximately" ten minutes after 1 am, Eastern Standard Time, early Sunday, February 6.