As unncessary punctuation the US goverment intervenes. The best thing that could possibly happen to Microsoft. I have something to say to Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. Jeff, love the web, and let other companies do 1-Click ordering. Long-term it'll work out better that way.
Patents are road-blocks to the growth of the web.
If Amazon aligns itself with the growth of the web, you can't lose. My advice is the same as my advice to Microsoft in 1997, lose the control, trust the universe, make great software, offer great service, and your shareholders can't lose. Google's patent Today on Slashdot, a thread about Google's patent. It's good that Slashdot is trawling for possible net outages. We'd love to work with Google.