P.S., why am I so annoyed? After all, a lot of people have been pointing out that it's the Patent Office that granted the patent, not Amazon. The problem is the broad nature of these patents. With physical patents, such as the turn-blinker stick you have in your car, there are ways around the problem. There are several implementations of this simple device because of patent issues, and it's not a big deal. Car companies can afford to design a new one if necessary, and lisense it if they don't want to do that.
P.S., why am I so annoyed? After all, a lot of people have been pointing out that it's the Patent Office that granted the patent, not Amazon. The problem is the broad nature of these patents. With physical patents, such as the turn-blinker stick you have in your car, there are ways around the problem. There are several implementations of this simple device because of patent issues, and it's not a big deal. Car companies can afford to design a new one if necessary, and lisense it if they don't want to do that.