They're calling it The Metered Pay-As-You-Go Computing Experience, as though we're supposed to think it's some luxury lifestyle choice. Does it come with its own spa?

And in the small print:

For consumers, Microsoft said, the advantage of such a model would be a lower price at the outset for a powerful PC. Computer makers would gain the ability to standardize on higher-end systems, it added. But the company admitted that the overall cost to the user might be higher than for a standard PC purchase.

"Might"???   And that's without the inevitable decision to put the rent up, which sooner or later you know they'll do.