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October 21, 2008

paying it forward

If I billed Microsoft the way any given housing contractor bills me, the payday conversation would go like this.

"Right. So we said it would be $1000, plus the laptop I rented was another $230, and then there's the electricity it ran on, a convenience fee, and of course taxes, so your grand total is $18,278. Give or take."

posted by john at 04:29 AM  •  permalink