[TEST/REVIEW] CPU accounting patches

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <200601270232.12528.Thomas.Sparrevohn at btinternet.com>, Thomas Sparre
vohn writes:
>On Thursday 26 January 2006 06:06, Ian FREISLICH wrote:
>
>>
>> I wonder how many people still bill for CPU time?  I'd go for the
>> faster context switches.
>>
>
>Almost all major ITO's providers - From SUN, HP, IBM, EDS etc. has offerings 
>that in some shape or other uses a "Utility model" based upon some sort of 
>financial model based upon actual CPU/IO etc. usage - It is a major area now 
>and provides one of the corner stones in the movement towards "Public Utility 
>models"

Should we also add that all these initiatives are spectacular commercial
failures because users hate to buy rubberband by the inch ?

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