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Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by tomrod on Saturday March 03, 2018 @07:41AM (#16509040)
Eh, what would a decentralized ledger hosted by multiple parties bring to the table here? Trying to see your reasoning on invoking blockchain.
Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by alanfalcon on Saturday March 03, 2018 @09:46AM (#16509441)
An idle thought perhaps not well thought out. But I was envisioning more than the simple Manufacturer to Amazon handoff, something like a new type of individual-item-specific UPC where you could continue to track ownership even through hip-to-the-system OfferUp style apps. The privacy implications are scary, and I'm not suggesting there's a viable or good idea in here. Thus it was a question. :-)
Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by tomrod on Saturday March 03, 2018 @11:59AM (#16510162)
Would that be a feasible B2B service between suppliers and Amazon?