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| Thread ID: 96127 | 2008-12-30 01:42:00 | Now M$ Wants To RENT You Windows! | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 733585 | 2008-12-30 01:42:00 | December 29, 2008 07:03 PM (1 hour ago) Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has applied for a patent on a pay-as-you-go computing model that would charge people only for the hardware, software, and services used. The patent application, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in June 2007, was released Christmas Day. While such patent applications do not always lead to products, they do give some inkling as to what the applicant is considering. LINK (www.informationweek.com) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 733586 | 2008-12-30 02:01:00 | How the hell can you have the cheek to apply for a patent for what is only a marketing system. And one that has been though of before ! No wonder the US patent system is slow, it is full of applications such as that one ! |
Digby (677) | ||
| 733587 | 2008-12-30 02:10:00 | Would it be stirring, if I suggested it was so that Apple wouldn't be able to try to do it first? | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 733588 | 2008-12-30 02:23:00 | Would it be stirring, if I suggested it was so that Apple wouldn't be able to try to do it first? Not at all, if you have a look as some of the mac rumor sites, apple seem to have patents for everything. So not stirring, probably on the ball. But not just apple but maybe even google |
plod (107) | ||
| 733589 | 2008-12-30 02:37:00 | Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has applied for a patent on a pay-as-you-go computing model that would charge people only for the hardware, software, and services used. I already rent their O/S. So they only want to rent me the PC itself, the rest of the apps and stuff too now? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 733590 | 2008-12-30 03:49:00 | .......and the electricity | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 733591 | 2008-12-30 03:55:00 | Blimey - every ones quick to judge - did any one actually read the article ? Its been going on for years already - one thing that comes to mind right away - is a business leasing PC's - for X number of years - at the end of the lease they either have to return it along with all the software OR there is a buy out price - I have seen it many times the price of leasing a PC over a 3 year period is MUCH more expensive than purchasing it - and at the end of the lease, you still don't own it. Pctek - The comment made is "interesting" You Rent the OS ?? unless you pay X $'s per week or month/year you are not renting it - if like most of us you pay a once $$ amount for a license to use it then thats not renting. Maybe if you use the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription option, then yeah I spose thats renting. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 733592 | 2008-12-30 19:45:00 | Pctek - The comment made is "interesting" You Rent the OS ?? unless you pay X $'s per week or month/year you are not renting it - if like most of us you pay a once $$ amount for a license to use it then thats not renting. So what do you call their OEM rule? Throw it out with the PC once the PC is stuffed or obsolete. I call that renting. Or a money-making scam. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 733593 | 2008-12-30 20:05:00 | So what do you call their OEM rule? Throw it out with the PC once the PC is stuffed or obsolete. I call that renting. Or a money-making scam. I was going to say it's leasing, rather than renting, but I'm not sure that quite fits either. |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 733594 | 2008-12-30 21:23:00 | So what do you call their OEM rule? Throw it out with the PC once the PC is stuffed or obsolete. I call that renting. Or a money-making scam. That goes for ANYTHING a person has that is tied to the object, and I dont just mean PC parts / software - If you rent something you pay a regular amount at a specific time frame Eg;Weekly etc. I would call the Action Pack Subscription renting as thats renewable every year, but not a single OEM License. Take for example the car warrant, or reg - if you have one for your car, you cant have it on another car even if its in your family, if you sell the car you cant transfer its warrant to another vehicle - and if you look at the price of those two items yearly and compare to a OEM MS License for the expected life of a PC then the cars damn expensive so whats the difference - Nothing. |
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