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To: Paul Schmidt who wrote (1169)	2/18/1998 3:33:00 PM
From: 24601	Respond to of 11417

Microtransactions in web content. I just read that Michael Kinsley intends to publish the Microsoft web-zine, Slate, on a subscription basis. A reader would be charged $19.95 for one year's access to the content. This seems to cry out for the microtransaction capabilities of the Wave system. A reader who is interested only in Kinsley's piece in a particular issue should be able to purchase just that piece (or just that issue) rather than having to purchase a year's worth of issues. Moreover, it seems suited to the web-based Wave solution already functioning on the Great Stuff Network. I know that the hardware (chip-based) solution is where the real action is, but doesn't this kind of application seem perfect?