Comments on: Microsoft patent hints at pay-as-you-go OS

By: Let’s hope Vista is the last giant operating system — Shooting at Bubbles

Let’s hope Vista is the last giant operating system — Shooting at Bubbles — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:38:03 +0000

[...] both Ed and Mary Jo mentioned a post that I had read earlier by Long Zheng about a Microsoft patent application that he had stumbled across: A Microsoft patent application [...]

By: Juan

Juan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:50:28 +0000

Hmmm. I see it like this. You’ll be paying “rent” for the sw you use and both it and your data is gonna be on their servers where they can change stuff without your knowledge or consent.

By: Microsoft patenteert “pay-as-you-go”-OS op Uberhaupt

Microsoft patenteert “pay-as-you-go”-OS op Uberhaupt — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:16:06 +0000

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By: » What if users could have Windows their way? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

Tue, 22 May 2007 22:43:04 +0000

[...] One of my readers reminded me that Microsoft may, indeed, be mulling this kind of modularized OS concept, given its pay-as-you-go patent recently uncovered by Long Zheng on [...]

By: Ynot

Ynot — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:17:36 +0000

Hmmm…. Who said that it would be M$ who would be providing all the modules? Can’t you imaging Microsoft providing a cheap (free?) kernel, and lots of third parties selling the add-on modules that we need?

By: Josh's Windows Weblog

Josh's Windows Weblog — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:34:00 +0000

Pay As You Go, Good For Who?

One of the concepts that people have been throwing around with a little more than a casual interest of

By: How many Softies does it take to make a sound? - istartedsomething

How many Softies does it take to make a sound? - istartedsomething — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:16:28 +0000

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By: DominoG

DominoG — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:34:47 +0000

Pay as you go is really a good idea motivating people to purchase the original sw.

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Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:48:03 +0000

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By: Let’s hope Vista is the last giant operating system | WinExtra

Let’s hope Vista is the last giant operating system | WinExtra — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:55:51 +0000

[...] However both Ed and Mary Jo mentioned a post that I had read earlier by Long Zheng about a Microsoft patent application that he had stumbled across: A Microsoft patent application from June 2005, published only today, titled “System and method for delivery of a modular operating system” may signal a fundamental change for what an operating systems stands for and how it is sold. [...]