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Buying Computing by the Computon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the close-relative-of-the-bogon dept.

theodp writes "Seeking to emulate the pricing models utilities use to charge customers for kilowatt-hours of electricity based on the ebb and flow of power demand, HP Researchers have come up with a new unit-of-computing metric, the Computon, which is not to be confused with the 'Power Unit' and 'Service Unit' pricing metrics from Sun and IBM. California, here we come!"

3 of 189 comments (clear)

  1. Only on slashdot... by DetrimentalFiend · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can the first post be redundant...

    1. Re:Only on slashdot... by The+Other+White+Boy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      i was wondering the same thing myself. woops, here comes an offtopic. =)

  2. Re:Let's just hope that NASA ... by kalidasa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod parent up Funny, sort of: obscure Mars Climate Orbiter reference.