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[jlkreps@xxxxxxxxx (Jerry Kreps)]

Microsoft isn't the only company considering this model, but they are
the company with the most to gain if the model is adopted.  I think they
are already market testing the model in Malaysia, using BizTone.com,
which probably explains their social upheaval. ;-)

Microsoft offers a 'Rental agreement' already!
        http://www.microsoft.com/permission/copyrgt/cop-soft.htm#Rent

Here is the academia analysis of such an ecomomic model.  Nice reading,
and includes the Linear Algebra (Simplex) math.
        
        http://hsb.baylor.edu/ramsower/ais.ac.97/papers/chatur.htm

And, here are some stories on the topic:
        http://www3.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2268932,00.html

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:26528040&dq=cache:www.batavia.com/low_cost.html

Here is a story about FutureLink hosting a "commerical service server"
which they will use to 'rent' M$ apps:

        http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1999/22/ns-8353.html

Here is what may happen if such a model is adopted:
        http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1999/22/ns-8358.html

Here is a 'group' report that will only cost you $18,000 to read!
        http://www.prgguide.com/reports/internet/r97-079w.html

This should put you back in the loop, Bob!
JLK

dizzy wrote:
> 
> Jerry Kreps wrote:
> 
> > Bob wrote:
> > >
> > > And there is another consideration. If as has been suggested M$ will in
> > > the "future" "lease" its OS and that you will "log on" to use
> >
> > I read about that baloon last fall.  M$ was calling it 'rent' then, but
> > the idea was the same.  To use their wp you would have to have the
> > Internet running each time you opened up your document.  M$ would verify
> > your "renting" priviledges and give you access to their APIs via the
> > JLK
> 
> hummm... well said Jerry
> Im obiviously out of the loop on this one, can anyone point to some online
> documentation about this issue?
> I think this is extremely interesting
> thanks
> rob


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