Microsoft outlines vision of pay-as-you-go computing - CNN.com
Yea... that'll erm, go well... probably be some stipulation that you can only use authorized software too.
I guess they're aiming to get a lot of money in the support sector too
- Story Highlights
- Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing
- Under its plan, a standard PC would be given away or heavily subsidized
- Consumers would then pay regular fees to use the computer
- Charges would be based on length of usage time and PC performance levels
Yea... that'll erm, go well... probably be some stipulation that you can only use authorized software too.
I guess they're aiming to get a lot of money in the support sector too