Microsoft Researchers Seek Performance-Based Cloud Pricing Patent

Cloud pricing scheme based on performance levels, instead of units of time, would be interesting play against rivals such as Amazon Web Services.

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Two Microsoft employees have applied for a patent on a cloud pricing scheme based on the customers' ability to set the performance levels of a cloud service. Customers would be guaranteed the designated level of performance, based on the quoted price. For complete and original post see here