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| Category Green IT |
| 30 December 2008 |
Microsoft has applied for a US patent for a 'pay-as-you-go' system where consumers get heavy discounts on computers, but pay fees to use them. The IT giant proposes a scheme whereby a "standard model" of personal computer PC is heavily subsidised, allowing customers to buy it at a much lower price, then pay for software bundles or an hourly rate. Bundles may include Microsoft Office for $1 (69p) an hour, gaming for $1.25 an hour or browsing for $0.80 an hour, the firm suggests. "A computer with scalable performance level components and selectable software and service options has a user interface that allows individual performance levels to be selected," says the patent application's abstract. Microsoft recently hit the headlines when it revealed that a loophole in Internet Explorer 7 made the browser vulnerable to hackers. The firm said around two million Windows users were affected by the bug and released a downloadable patch to repair the fault. ![]() |
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