How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail
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What the influencers are saying
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Branimir Karadžić
How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail | Ars Technica http://t.co/ySit3Uon (via Instapaper)
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kellan
God bless @newegg, and Lee Cheng for standing up to patent trolls. Makes me want to buy something there http://t.co/OUDwcNCC
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Dave Winer ☮
How Newegg crushed the "shopping cart" patent and saved online retail. http://t.co/HtcGywlh
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Doug Cutting
RT @kellan: God bless @newegg, and Lee Cheng for standing up to patent trolls. Makes me want to buy something there http://t.co/OUDwcNCC
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Michael Koziarski
This is the kind of crap you have to put up with thanks to software patents, yet our MPs keep dithering http://t.co/JA6rcCjR
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Peter Ng
we need more crushing of patent trolls. its bs. http://t.co/lPoaCRI9
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news.yc Popular
How Newegg crushed the shopping cart patent and saved online retail http://t.co/7Jh6eLL6
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Ryan Eby
RT @twbrandt: . @newegg are heroes. http://t.co/vONRJvrl
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Martin Fowler
RT @glv: I think I just became a loyal Newegg customer. http://t.co/eiyyvt0EJY http://t.co/Y22lPHRRh9
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Martin Fowler
Another reason to love Newegg - they take down a patent troll. I need to buy some hardware to celebrate. http://t.co/D7I74lBp
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Dave Stanton
I'm buying something from @newegg today just 'cause. http://t.co/Iw6nBBoc
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Ars Technica
How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail http://t.co/PueIdLRu by @joemullin
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Jeff Atwood
"We basically took a look at this situation and said, this is bullshit," http://t.co/RJjRI6PD
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Hilary Mason
Thank you, Newegg, for killing this particular patent troll. http://t.co/aF2oIgdE
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Jim Tilander
This just makes me want to buy more from Newegg! Yeeeeeeesssssss!!!!! #screwpatenttrolls http://t.co/bjS8lF8P
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JongMan Koo
"Screw them. Seriously, screw them. You can quote me on that." Kudos, Newegg! http://t.co/E0rI0Xrs
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Kevin Weil
RT @kellan: God bless @newegg, and Lee Cheng for standing up to patent trolls. Makes me want to buy something there http://t.co/OUDwcNCC
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Robey Pointer
cool story of newegg battling a patent troll: http://t.co/DAKM5Bko
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Leigh Honeywell
RT @chriseng: Another reason to love Newegg: they stood up to patent trolls and invalidated the "shopping cart" patent. http://t.co/RXhJGxJG
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Peter Murray
How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail [from patent trolls] | Ars Technica http://t.co/vrnOmJBg
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Matthew Lyon
big props to NewEgg for for calling BS on patent trolls: http://t.co/gTPmd1cm
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Christer Ericson
RT @jeffatrad: New Egg has my business for life, because of this... http://t.co/1eYxdF2v
