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Re:Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he t... by tempodox on Monday June 08, 2020 @08:50PM (#23462470)
If that stuff is so important and unique, why don't they just patent it? Didn't they get a one-click purchase button patented?
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Re:Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he t... by ciarannolan on Monday June 08, 2020 @08:53PM (#23462480)
Because you can't patent "product plans, priorities, and competitive strategy", yet it is still extremely valuable.
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