Web Services are not 'Microsoft thing', so for people to rely on Microsoft to provide this scheme (although they promise it) is fairly preposperous.

There is a much bigger picture of interaction that Web Services open up. Along the lines of peer to peer sharing that doesn't necessary need a payment model.

You gotta have data to publish and guess what - most people who talk most about Web Services don't have it.


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>A comment I wanted to make on the frozen thread. . .
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>Might the real problem at the moment (availability of pay-per-use web services) be that MS hasn't yet delivered the metering/charging mechanism(s) to enable people to do so.
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>Might it be that, for MS to do so any time soon, they would have to tip their hand regarding their plans in more concrete terms?. . .In other words, if MS plans itself to be the arbitor (middleman) between service buyer/seller, saying so now is too dangerous to their plans.
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>just a thought.