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Microsoft Pay-Per-Use patent rejected
SlashGear — ... , has been rejected by the US Patent & Trademark Office.  The application - which described a system whereby users would receive a high-power PC and be able to select multiple levels of performance, with costs varying according to use - was criticised as being unclear and “fuzzy” in places, with the USPTO feeling that much of what Microsoft was claiming had already been patented. ...

Microsoft pay-as-you-go patent application rejected
Engadget — ... Sorry folks -- we know that you were looking forward to a future of "pay to play" computing, but it seems that Microsoft's application has been soundly dissed by the patent office. Reasons for the decision include the company's "occasional use of fuzzy ...

E o pedido de patente de PC “pague-o-quanto-usa”, da Microsoft, já foi rejeitado
MacMagazine — ... bem como considera que a maioria do que foi descrito já está patenteado. Evidentemente, a decisão ainda pode ser apelada pela gigante de Redmond — resta saber se o interesse dela é grande mesmo para justificar o início da briga. Diante da sua escrita pífia e do desleixo em fazer pesquisas prévias relacionadas à “invenção”, é bem capaz que o assunto seja tocado pra escanteio e esquecido para sempre… e todos viveram felizes e saltitantes. [Via: ZDNet.co.uk.] ...

Microsoft ‘pay-as-you-go computing’ patent rejected
D' Technology Weblog — ... patent application for a usage-based PC model has already been rebuffed by the US Patent Office, according to a letter disclosed today. Given to Microsoft a few days before the requested patent became public, the notice rejects Microsoft’s submission for being at once too broad and too familiar. The tendency to use vague terms and the existence of already patented, relevant technology are cited as the core reasons behind the rejection. Source:→ ZDNet ...