How much to charge for classic computer rental

On 4/20/2006 at 9:45 AM Joe R. wrote: my At least you got a cash reward. Most rewards (as in my $50 coupon above) are not in cash, but usually a discount on your next purchase--which actually does the manufacturer more good than it does you--and is usually far less than a regular retail store discount. Some years ago, it was proposed in Texas that class-action suit attorneys be paid in the same specie that claimants received. So, in the above action, the attorneys would be paid in $50-off coupons. The proposal didn't get very far. Where this ties in to computing and electronics is in patent litigation. Few understand that the only right a patent confers on its holder is the right to sue in case of infringement. To sue, you have to have the resources for a long and expensive battle. That's why the cries of "patent reform" in the recent Blackberry case were particularly ludicrous. If patent infringement carried criminal penalties like copyright infringement does, the world would be quite a different place. But I never heard that suggestion trotted out by the reformers. Bottom line, my response still holds: if the system being leased to the customer is unusual and part of a tort action, get what you can. Heaven knows that the attorneys will. Cheers, Chuck