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Microsoft outlines pay-per-use PC vision
APH Networks —
... was filed June 21, 2007.
"The scalable performance level components may include a processor, memory, graphics controller, etc. Software and services may include word processing, email, browsing, database access, etc. To support a pay-per-use business model, each selectable item may have a cost associated with it, allowing a user to pay for the services actually selected and that presumably correspond to the task or tasks being performed," the abstract continues.
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Pay Per View PCing
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... and here , but it's really computer leasing with a couple new twists. First, rather than pay by the time you have the computer, you pay by the time you use the computer, which means paying something like $1 an hour rather than something like $100 a month. Second, the amount you pay depends on the intensity of your use. The computer you get would have multiple performance modes and software packages . You would pay less if you were just browsing, you would pay more if you were gaming. All this would be managed by hardware-based controllers. What should we think ...
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... : crushing disappointments, false promises, and plain old... Software and gaming C|Net reports Microsoft outlines pay-per-use PC vision Network World on ...
Microsoft Patent Reveals Metered Computing Vision
Maximum PC —
... We've heard of pay-as-you-go cell phones, but can the same concept be applied to PCs? Microsoft thinks it can, who filed a patent application in June 2007 detailing a new PC business model. U.S. patent application 20080319910, published on Christmas Day, outlines how end-users would be charged based on usage time and performance levels in exchange for a free or heavily subsidized PC, in addition to a "one-time charge." ...
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