isn't this kind of a cf-community discussion? Phoeun Pha writes:
> When can you call something technology? Like if I made my forms look > different for each user according to their preference, is that called > technology? To me it's just a few lines of coding and logic. > > The same thing goes with Amazon's One-Click "technology". I am sure most of > us have heard of it, and can easily > > here's an excerpt from an article on Zdnet. > > "The technology behind one-click is surprisingly uncomplicated. Essentially, > shoppers are agreeing to skip several of the review and confirmation steps > of the buying process. Customers set up a one-click account with the address > they want products shipped to and a credit card to pay for it. Newer > versions allow consumers to choose from preset multiple addresses and credit > cards using dropdown menus on product pages. > > Since then, however, Amazon has licensed the technology to other companies, > and partners such as Target have made the technology available to even more > shoppers." > > > They licensed it?! I mean, sure, the idea was "great", but it wasn't some > technological breakthrough...It seems as if you can every little > functionality in your application a a fancy name and call it a technology. > "Look! A form that let's you know if you typed in your email address wrong! > What a technological breakthrough!" - And it's no more complicated than > One-Click. > > So is the term subjective? I guess if you get enough lawyers you can call a > pig a horse. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
