Re: The Euro at $1.55


"John Kulp" <john_kulp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:47e84f1f.385959760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:26:08 -0000, "William Black"
<william.black@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Nobody so far has worked out a way to charge small fractions of a dollar
for
small things on the net.

That's funny because Paypal, credit card companies and Google among
others have done just that years ago.


Oh no they haven't.

The people who crack how to charge one cent or less (US) are going to be
very rich indeed.

As I said, the people who run something called 'Second Life' are getting
there, which is why they've managed to raise a huge amount of venture
capital for what is essentially a free Internet game...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.



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