Even More on Pricing: Scott Raymond writes some stuff (no permalink, look for 27dec00, 02:29a post) about flat-rate versus metered pricing and an interesting example from cybercafe, easyEverything:
"In these stores, there is a giant LCD screen hanging in the front of the store displaying the current cost for internet time. This cost is dynamically updated, based on the number of users currently in the store. So, if a given store has 700 PCs (which they do, and it's an amazing sight) and only 50 are being used at a given moment, the cost for an hour of time might be one dollar. If you come back to find 600 users there, you might only get 10 minutes of time for the same dollar."
"In these stores, there is a giant LCD screen hanging in the front of the store displaying the current cost for internet time. This cost is dynamically updated, based on the number of users currently in the store. So, if a given store has 700 PCs (which they do, and it's an amazing sight) and only 50 are being used at a given moment, the cost for an hour of time might be one dollar. If you come back to find 600 users there, you might only get 10 minutes of time for the same dollar."
And thanks to Mike Manning for the SoftwarePricing.com link. Yes, I had seen that at one time, but forgotten. Interesting to see if this more-traditional thinking holds up.