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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note 3 —
Commitments and Contingencies</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 20px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Commitments</i></b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">We have entered
into non-cancellable operating and capital leases for fixed assets
and office, fulfillment, and data center facilities. Rental expense
under operating lease agreements was $48 million and $41 million
for Q1 2010 and Q1 2009.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In December
2007, we entered into a series of leases and other agreements for
the lease of corporate office space to be developed in Seattle,
Washington, with initial terms of up to 16 years commencing on
completion of development between 2010 and 2013, with options to
extend for two five-year periods. Related to these leases, we
expect to occupy approximately 1.7 million square feet of
office space. We also have an option to lease up to an additional
approximately 500,000 square feet at rates based on fair market
values at the time the option is exercised, subject to certain
conditions. In addition, if interest rates exceed a certain
threshold, we have the option to provide financing for one of the
buildings.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following
summarizes our principal contractual commitments, excluding open
orders for inventory purchases that support normal operations, as
of March 31, 2010:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
 </p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0">
<tr>
<td width="49%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Nine Months<br />
Ended<br />
December 31,<br />
2010</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="11"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Year Ended December 31,</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Thereafter</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Total</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2011</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2012</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2013</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2014</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="20"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(in
millions)</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Operating and capital
commitments:</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Debt principal and
interest</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">42</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">52</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">59</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">58</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">211</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Capital leases, including
interest</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">110</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">114</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">63</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">305</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Operating leases</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">134</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">169</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">157</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">149</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">144</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">283</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,036</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other commitments
(1)(2)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">175</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">105</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">91</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">87</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">86</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,157</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,701</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total
commitments</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">461</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">440</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">370</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">307</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">235</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,440</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,253</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px; WIDTH: 10%; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Includes the estimated
timing and amounts of payments for rent, operating expenses, and
tenant improvements associated with approximately 1.7 million
square feet of corporate office space being developed in Seattle,
Washington. The amount of space available and our financial and
other obligations under the lease agreements are affected by
various factors, including government approvals and permits,
interest rates, development costs, and other expenses and our
exercise of certain rights under the lease agreements.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(2)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Excludes $184 million of
tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable
estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 20px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Pledged
Securities</i></b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">We have pledged
or otherwise restricted a portion of our cash and marketable
securities as collateral for standby and trade letters of credit,
guarantees, debt and real estate leases. We classify cash and
marketable securities with use restrictions of twelve months or
longer as non-current “Other assets” on our
consolidated balance sheets. The amount required to be pledged for
certain real estate lease agreements changes over the life of our
leases based on our credit rating and changes in our market
capitalization. Information about collateral required to be pledged
under these agreements is as follows:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
 </p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0">
<tr>
<td width="62%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="7%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="7%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="7%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="7%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Standby and Trade<br />
Letters of Credit and<br />
Guarantees</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Debt (1)</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Real Estate<br />
Leases (2)</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Total</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="13"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(in
millions)</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Balance at
December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">142</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">157</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">303</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Net change in collateral
pledged</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">17</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">12</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Balance at March 31,
2010</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">138</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">174</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">315</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px; WIDTH: 10%; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Represents collateral for
certain debt related to our international operations.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(2)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">At March 31, 2010, our
market capitalization was $61 billion. The required amount of
collateral to be pledged will increase by $1.5 million if our
market capitalization is equal to or below $40 billion, an
additional $5 million if our market capitalization is equal to or
below $18 billion, and an additional $6 million if our market
capitalization is equal to or below $13 billion.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 20px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Legal
Proceedings</i></b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company is
involved from time to time in claims, proceedings and litigation,
including the matters described in Item 8 of Part II,
“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 7,
Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Proceedings” of
our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by the
following:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In December
2005, Registrar Systems LLC filed a complaint against us and Target
Corporation for patent infringement in the United States District
Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint alleges that our
website technology, including the method by which Amazon.com
enables customers to use Amazon.com account information on websites
that Amazon.com operates for third parties, such as Target.com,
infringes two patents obtained by Registrar Systems purporting to
cover methods and apparatuses for a “World Wide Web
Registration Information Processing System” (U.S. Patent
Nos. 5,790,785 and 6,823,327) and seeks injunctive relief,
monetary damages in an amount no less than a reasonable royalty,
prejudgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees. In
September 2006, the Court entered an order staying the lawsuit
pending the outcome of the Patent and Trademark Office’s
re-examination of the patents in suit. In late 2009, the Patent and
Trademark Office concluded its re-examination and cancelled the
patents in suit. Accordingly, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed
this lawsuit without prejudice in March 2010.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In August 2006,
Cordance Corporation filed a complaint against us for patent
infringement in the United States District Court for the District
of Delaware. The complaint alleges that our website technology,
including our 1-Click ordering system, infringes a patent obtained
by Cordance purporting to cover an “Object-Based Online
Transaction Infrastructure” (U.S. Patent No. 6,757,710)
and seeks injunctive relief, monetary damages in an amount no less
than a reasonable royalty, treble damages for alleged willful
infringement, prejudgment interest, costs, and attorneys’
fees. In response, we asserted a declaratory judgment counterclaim
in the same action alleging that a service that Cordance has
advertised its intent to launch infringes a patent owned by us
entitled “Networked Personal Contact Manager” (U.S.
Patent No. 6,269,369). In August 2009, a jury trial was held
and the jury found that all asserted claims of the ‘710
patent were not infringed by Amazon or were invalid. In February
2010, the Court partially reversed the jury’s findings,
ruling that some of the asserted claims of the ‘710 Patent
were valid and were infringed by Amazon. We plan to appeal the
Court’s ruling.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In March 2009,
the Tobin Family Education and Health Foundation filed a complaint
against us for patent infringement in the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Florida. The complaint alleges,
among other things, that the technology underlying the Amazon
Associates program infringes a patent owned by Tobin purporting to
cover a “Method and System for Customizing Marketing Services
on Networks Communication with Hypertext Tagging Conventions”
(U.S. Patent No. 7,505,913) and seeks injunctive relief,
monetary damages, costs and attorneys fees. In March 2010, we
settled this litigation on terms that include a nonexclusive
license to the patent in suit and, accordingly, the lawsuit has
been dismissed with prejudice.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In April 2009,
Parallel Networks, LLC filed a complaint against us for patent
infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas. The complaint alleges, among other things, that
our website technology infringes a patent owned by Parallel
Networks purporting to cover a “Method And Apparatus For
Client-Server Communication Using a Limited Capability Client Over
A Low-Speed Communications Link” (U.S. Patent
No. 6,446,111) and seeks injunctive relief, monetary damages,
costs and attorneys fees. The complaint was dismissed without
prejudice in February 2010, but the plaintiff filed a new complaint
against us the following month containing similar allegations. We
dispute the allegations of wrongdoing and intend to vigorously
defend ourselves in this matter.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In June 2009,
Bedrock Computer Technologies LLC filed a complaint against us for
patent infringement in the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas. The complaint alleges, among other
things, that our website technology infringes a patent owned by
Bedrock purporting to cover a “Method And Apparatus For
Information Storage and Retrieval Using a Hashing Technique with
External Chaining and On-the-Fly Removal of Expired Data”
(U.S. Patent Nos. 5,893,120) and seeks injunctive relief,
monetary damages, enhanced damages, a compulsory future royalty,
costs and attorneys fees. The complaint was dismissed without
prejudice in March 2010, but the plaintiff filed a new complaint
against us the following month containing similar allegations. We
dispute the allegations of wrongdoing and intend to vigorously
defend ourselves in this matter.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In February
2010, Texas OCR Technologies LLC filed a complaint against us for
patent infringement in the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas. The complaint alleges, among other
things, that our Search Inside the Book feature infringes a patent
owned by Texas OCR Technologies purporting to cover a
“Methodology for Displaying Search Results Using Character
Recognition” (U.S. Patent No. 6,363,179) and seeks
monetary damages, costs and attorneys fees. We dispute the
allegations of wrongdoing and intend to vigorously defend ourselves
in this matter.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Depending on
the amount and the timing, an unfavorable resolution of some or all
of the claims, proceedings and litigation in which the Company is
involved could materially affect our business, results of
operations, financial position, or cash flows.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 40px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">See also
“Note 6 — Income Taxes.”</font></p>
</div>Note 3 —
Commitments and Contingencies
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