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Microsoft has filed for a patent on a pay-per-use system where people would pay to use a computer based on the length of time used and the performance levels utilized. Does this sound like a good idea to anyone? I could maybe see UMPCs going this route but a full sized desktop PC?
"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."