Pay-As-You-Go PCs Coming?

Microsoft is looking at the use and price of software differently these days, which is proven by a new patent they recently applied for. The computer giant has filed for a patent which would, in effect, allow them to charge for software on a per-use basis. So no longer would a user shell out a giant sum of money for say, Adobe Photoshop, but would instead pay per use. Hopefully frequent users would still be able to buy programs outright, but there would be a new pay-as-you-go option.

Now, as you probably know, many if not most patents never really see fruition, so whether this idea is just a far-off consideration for Microsoft, or something that will really happen, is still unknown.

However, one benefit the new model would bring, is that users would likely see lower prices for PCs, as all models would no longer come stocked with full versions of many softwares. If nothing else, it’s at least an interesting concept.

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