__/ [ Rafael ] on Wednesday 31 January 2007 14:00 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | Want to write a Word document? Pay a few pennies. Want to download
> > | some digital photos? Pay a few more.
> > |
> > | Under the idea, which Microsoft is introducing this week, people
> > | would be able to get a PC for their home with a mechanism that
> > | charges them depending on how much computing they use. Consumers
> > | would pay for about half of the PC upfront and then, say, 50 cents
> > | or 75 cents per hour of use. After several hundred hours of paid
> > | use, they would then own the PC outright.
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> >
> http://news.com.com/2100-1003_3-6074589.html?part=rss&tag=6074589&subj=news
>
> That is a throwback to the mainframe days of on-line timesharing, quite
> common in the '70s and early '80s. However, one rented or purchased the
> telecommunications equipment (terminal, modem, printer, x.25 terminal
> server for larger installations, etc.) and was charged for connect, CPU
> time and storage, etc.
Microsoft to Release Modular Operating Systems
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| Instead of releasing a complete operating system, Microsoft will
| fragment the product, delivering a universal and basic core OS, and
| allowing the users to built upon the nucleus OS with additional
| operating system segments. In this manner, users will be enabled
| to buy the fundamental Windows Modular operating system and then
| add components, capabilities, features, each fragment with its own
| price tag and license.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-To-Release-Modular-Operating-Systems-42462.shtml
Building your eXPerience. Piece. By. Piece.
> Sounds like one would be better off saving a few hundred quid and make a
> cash purchase at a discount department store.
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