[cap-talk] Capability accounting

[Karp, Alan H]

Ian G wrote:
> 
> What the user wanted was a very easy management of
> costs.  So when the pre-paid thing started (for another
> market segment), lots and lots of "account users" switched
> across.  Boom.  In one fell swoop, their mental costs --
> cf Nick -- were converted from the end-of-month billing
> nightmare into the pre-paid loadup.  Bliss.
> 
The telcos are happy, too.  It turns out that most people would end up
paying less on a metered system.  Mental costs translate to significant
dollars.

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