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        Apple Advertises "1-Click" Licensing

        scout.finch writes: "Looks like Apple wasn't kidding. Their new 
        front page proudly advertising "1-Click Buying" complete with 
        registration mark." Very depressing. Usually I don't pay much 
        attention to the stock market, but seeing what happened to 
        Apple's stock this week... well, I don't feel bad for them at 
        all. The more credit given to Amazon's lame patent, the harder 
        it'll be to overturn.


        [...]


        "Buy now with One Click"
        *Click*
        "Sign up for One Click"
        *Click*
        "Set up a new Account"
        *Click*
        "Turn One Click On"
        *Click*


        [...]


        I've used Amazon's one click before (once), not fully realizing 
        that it truly is a "done deal". No amount of clicking let's you 
        change your mind, or preview an order. So let it be known that I 
        am proud to announce my 

        Two Click Shopping (TM) 
        U.S. and foreign patents pending. 

        With this revolutionary technology you will now be able to 
        "check" an order, or "preview" it before we ship to you. If you 
        want to back out for any reason whatsoever, or change the order, 
        you can do that with a "second click". 

        But Two Click Shopping is even more versatile now, as you can 
        use the "second click" to "affirm" the order. It will henceforth 
        be processed in a prompt manner and you can expect speedy 
        shipment. 

        If you have any problems with the above, or disagree with it in 
        any manner, or want to use any "multiple click" technology, this 
        will be in violation of the EULA of this post. Moderating this 
        post "down" as "troll" or "flamebait" will be considered as 
        circumvention of the original intention of this post. Please 
        consider this as your Cease and Desist Notice. If you do not 
        bring youself into compliance immediately, I will be forced to 
        contact Dutch l33t h4x0r Nohican who will change your password 
        and email it to the penis bird troll. 

        Thank you for your attention, and I hope we can come to a 
        satisfactory resolution to this matter. 

        Very Truly Yours, 

        Slashdot user eclectro #227083


        [...]


        I guess last week they debuted their 1-click stock selling.


        [...]


        Someone should reverse engineer the OneClick technology and 
        write up an open document that explains it. 

        This is needed for those of us that cannot afford to pay Amazon 
        to for the OneClick specification. 

        We could call it OpenClick or DeClick and print out how to 
        single click on T-shirts.


        [...]


        I'm no expert on patent law, so I have mixed feelings about the 
        Amazon 1-click patent. Yes, it ain't rocket science, but on the 
        other hand they did come up with it first it seems. However, in 
        that context, with the outrage so many feel about patenting such 
        a 'simple' process, I found this quote very amusing: 

        "In the fiscal year that ended Saturday, the U.S. Patent and 
        Trademark Office said Friday it will have granted about 1,000 
        patents out of 5,000 applications for computer-related business 
        methods." 

        Man, if 4,000 applications failed while something like 1-click 
        made it, makes you wonder how stupid those 4,000 were! 


        [...]


        ...I'm starting: 
        http://www.oneclickpatents.com/
        Where you can patent anything that you can do in one click!
        Some ideas:
        The one-click toaster!
        The one-click can opener!
        The one-click coffee maker!
        The one-click 'make a letter appear on the screen'!
        The one-click lightswitch!


        [...]


        COMING SOON! You'll never have to worry about that that archaic 
        clicking stuff again with mouseOver Shopping!™©®* 

        mouseOver Shopping!™©®* is an exciting technological 
        innovation that lets you simply move your mouse over a product 
        to own it! 

        With a single swipe to the general vicinity of our large images, 
        you can purchase hundreds of items and have them sent 
        immediately to your home! It's just that simple! No more tedious 
        clicking, entering your information over and over, or deciding! 

        mouseOver Shopping!™©®*: Let your impulsive buying guide 
        your mouse to a happier home! 

        *Pat. Pending:
        US9043989309932125, US923987128974, US9209847309822342


        [http://slashdot.org]


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