[cap-talk] Capability accounting

[Norman Hardy]

On Jun 26, 2006, at 12:27 PM, Sandro Magi wrote:
>
> ...

> Let's suppose that I've been enjoying the NY Times comics at 3c for  
> some
> time, but nothing else interested me. Then, I see a 10c article I'm
> interested in reading; for a one-time thing, I won't increase the  
> limit,
> but if I start noticing that I enjoy these articles, I will  
> increase the
> limit to 10c. NY Times now knows I have a 10c limit and can start
> charging me 10c for my comics too, without me being the wiser until I
> get my bill.
>
> You could argue that such practices drive away customers, and I would
> agree ("buyer beware"); I just want to be aware of exactly what I'm
> vulnerable to in such scenarios.

I think we agree.

> Sandro
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