>>>>> "DOC" == Donncha O Caoimh <donncha.ocaoimh at tradesignals.com> writes:
DOC> Amazon has an "Honour System"[0] (let's spell it right ;)
DOC> that allows people to pay others anything from $1
DOC> upwards. The Alertbox[1] started using it, I donated a few
DOC> quid, but I wonder how people would feel about having such a
DOC> box on free software web pages?
Have they patented it yet?
The idea is interesting, but I personally want nothing to do with
Amazon. I have a feeling that Neilsen went for it because he thinks
that micropayments are the saviour of the Internet; $1 is hardly a
micropayment, however.
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