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sandieman
on Jan 17, 2014
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Amazon Wants to Ship Your Package Before You Buy I...
I think he might be referring to them owning the patent on "predictive shipping". Plenty of prior art, where this appears obvious.
ceol
on Jan 18, 2014
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The patent isn't for "predictive shipping." It's for Amazon's specific implementation of "predictive shipping."
You can't just boil a patent down to two words and then claim prior art.
AmVess
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My response to Amazon, if they do this, is something I call predictive returns. As in, I predict I will return everything they ship to me in this manner.
erikpukinskis
on Jan 18, 2014
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They don't actually release the product to the consumer until you actually buy it. They just move it closer to you.
ceol
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It's like you read the article or something.
ultimape
on Jan 19, 2014
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I does mention freebies in the patent - that would assume they have a confidence level where they ship something to you before it's bought.
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