But as much as I like the spirit of what he says, I still see that he is using patents to limit competition. How you say it is not as important as what you say. The patents are still there and are still being used to limit competition. I also went to O'Reilly, at Curry's suggestion, and re-read his essays, but he doesn't think Amazon is clear of the problem. Finally Curry says we should talk to him to avoid being misguided.
Most companies use extra care when communicating with their adversaries.
I used to love Amazon. When I saw their ad in the New York Times Book Review I cheered. Earth's Largest Bookstore. I felt like I was on their team and vice versa. Now I am on the opposing team.