Microsoft FlexGo
Encyclopedia
FlexGo is a technology
developed by Microsoft
to enable users to pay for using a full-featured personal computer
based on the amount of time it used for, similar to pay as you go
for cell phones. Another method of payment would be a monthly subscription. It was introduced on May 22, 2006. IBM
and other corporations are also adapting similar business model
s to expand into new markets.
FlexGo's main target audience are those in third world countries or people with unsteady income. It had been featured under a topic on Leo Laporte
's This Week in Tech
, Episode 57 "Vloggercon".
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
developed by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
to enable users to pay for using a full-featured personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
based on the amount of time it used for, similar to pay as you go
Pay as you go
Pay as you go may refer to:*PAUG, a structured financial product*"Pay as you go" or "Pay & Go", a general term for the concept of a prepaid mobile phone....
for cell phones. Another method of payment would be a monthly subscription. It was introduced on May 22, 2006. IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and other corporations are also adapting similar business model
Business model
A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value...
s to expand into new markets.
FlexGo's main target audience are those in third world countries or people with unsteady income. It had been featured under a topic on Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
's This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech–casually referred to as TWiT, and formerly known as Revenge of the Screen Savers–is the weekly flagship podcast of the TWiT.tv network...
, Episode 57 "Vloggercon".