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Cloud computing has it's place in the business world by allowing a corporate customers a more efficient way having the latest computing advances with costly on-site upgrades, but this will probably not work on the consumer level.

I don't see that anyone in the western world would opt for this. To me it seems like an idea that was conceived in the 1990s or possibly the 1980s based on the cost of computers at the time.

Metered computer use, no thanks. This seems like the hardware equivalent to paying by the hour for connecting to the internet A La AOL, which didn't workout too well for AOL or TimeWarner.

This is a non-starter, but the patent filing allows them to retain control over the idea, which is smart, especially if another company wants to pursue this idea.

I thought a patent had to be very specific. surely then, a patent cannot use terms like "etc" which isn't at all specific.

If one of these machines were available at "little or no cost" i'm sure before long there'd be easy ways of bypassing any limitations and all the charges associated with using the machine?