I saw this over at Gizmodo today, and thought it was interesting. Apparently, Amazon spent time calling publishers to see if it could find out what Apple had been promising them.

I’m sure it’s sound business practice or whatever, but it kinda seems a little… junior high. Rick likes Susan but Susan kinda likes Bill so Rick calls Susan to find out what Bill said about Rick.

Anyway, according to Gizmodo,

Amazon started calling publishers before Steve Jobs had even left the stage at the iPad event, according to the NYT. They wanted to know what Apple promised them—and more importantly, what they promised Apple.

You see what I mean? How is Amazon lame? Let us count the ways…