I completely agree. Ultimately the most precious resource we have available is time - so I think that our economy should develop to a point where time is seen

I completely agree. Ultimately the most precious resource we have available is time - so I think that our economy should develop to a point where time is seen as the most valued currency. -- "I no longer write applications. Everything I release is a service. In the past, there would have only been a one-time fee for my work, but now everyone needs to pay a monthly fee for it. This is the result of piracy: monthly fees for everything." I think that a service based model is fair - because there are ongoing costs associated with keeping software available. Maybe the only time this model falls down is when a service stagnates and isn't developed past it's initial release.