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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (81642)	10/22/1999 2:18:00 PM
From: Bob Kim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Who is the software analyst at Merrill? Shilakes.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (81642)	10/22/1999 2:30:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

I have not kep up with the thread so if this here I am sorry. These companys do not like each other<G> "SEATTLE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O said on Friday it has filed suit against competitor Barnesandnoble.com Inc. BNBN.O alleging that the online book and music retailer copied Amazon.com's patented 1-Click technology for online shopping. No one from Barnesandnoble.com was immediately available for comment. The suit, which Amazon.com said was filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleges patent infringement and seeks an immediate and permanent court-ordered halt to Barnesandnoble.com's use of the shopping feature. The suit asks for an unspecified amount of damages, online retailer Amazon.com said in a statement. The 1-Click feature, which has been available since September 1997, securely stores billing and shipping information so returning customers only need to click their mouse once to buy a selected item, rather than repeatedly entering the same information for each purchase, Amazon.com said. Last month, Amazon.com said it would introduce new features on its Internet shopping site that expand the range of merchandise available. In its new zShops initiative, anyone would be able to sell merchandise, excluding guns and animals. 859-1860)) REUTERS Rtr 09:24 10-22-99 Copyright 1999, Reuters News Service"