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12. Ooh, just think of the possibilities.

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:59 PM

Mar 2012

How about monetized buttons on the car? So much if you want to listen to the radio, more for certain stations. Air conditioning? Insert credit card.

Microwave oven buttons! Maybe a few cents per minute, more if you use high power or one of the specialized buttons for popcorn or defrosting.

Toilets? I can't even bear to think of how that one would be broken down.

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"Microsoft seeks patent on monetizing buttons of TV remote" [View all] grahamhgreen Mar 2012 OP

Do they have to put a price on EVERYTHING??? arcane1 Mar 2012 #1

Just wait until they write breathing machine software izquierdista Mar 2012 #6

Or if you want to use your brakes in your car - $1 per pump. grahamhgreen Mar 2012 #7

Yes they do... 3waygeek Mar 2012 #9

I think Microsoft is going to get a huge PR backlash from this Bjorn Against Mar 2012 #2

UNLESS shanti Mar 2012 #10

I would expect a mass exodus from cable if they did that Bjorn Against Mar 2012 #11

Microsoft's problem is they are obsessed with "dominating" all industries emulatorloo Mar 2012 #3

Corporations are all about domination by definition. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #4

Go for it Microsoft, MadHound Mar 2012 #5

oh, this is some bullshit! shanti Mar 2012 #8

Ooh, just think of the possibilities. woo me with science Mar 2012 #12

Toilets by the second? 10 seconds for $1???? grahamhgreen Mar 2012 #13