They pay me to take control of the machines of stupid people all day long. It's called the helpdesk. What a concept. Some people can't be bothered to remember how to do anything on their computer. I also have relative strangers that are referred to me by acquaintances, that ask me to fix their computer. I frequently take said strangers PC or HDD to my home for sometimes several weeks until I get time to work on it. During this time, those people know I have complete access to it, but are so happy when I return it fixed that they pay me. Brian Kelsay -----Original Message----- From: Christofer C. Bell Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:20 PM On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Nathan Cerny <ncerny@gmail.com> wrote:
Actually, there's companies that do similar today. You're just calling it stupid because you are smart enough to control your own computer.
I'm calling it stupid because it is stupid.
You would have to price it appropriately, but I think there's a market for remote administration. We do it for other companies - you're just talking about expanding it into the private sector. You would have to figure out how to handle hardware problems and SLAs though...as well as internet access requirements. And making it simple enough for the average lay user to understand.
There is no "making it simple enough for the average lay user to understand." You are saying, "give me money to take control of your computer away from you." RIAA and Microsoft are already feeling backlash for something *far less sinister* (DRM music) than handing over your entire computer to someone else -- and *paying* for the privilege. This idea is unworkable, this idea is not well thought out, this idea does not take this cool thing called "real people" into account. It's a bad idea. -- Chris