“Last week, Stallman published an editorial accusing Amazon
(AMZN) of threatening the freedom of e-commerce through its
one-click patent. That’s the system Amazon uses for storing
shopper’s credit card and shipping data so they can make subsequent
purchases with the click on a button.”
“Stallman insists the patent office has made a mistake and
believes Amazon’s invention is so obvious it doesn’t deserve a
patent.
“”The reason I’m concerned with this is that it affects the
freedom of everyone who wants to run a Web site or might
conceivably want to run a Web site,” he said.”
“Amazon has said it’s aware of the boycott but hasn’t
detected any impact on its sales.”