It's my understanding that consumer desktops consume more power than the value of bitcoins that works be mined, so the only advantage to a consumer under that scheme would be not giving payment info to the company.
>It's my understanding that consumer desktops consume more power than the value of bitcoins that works be mined, so the only advantage to a consumer under that scheme would be not giving payment info to the company.
Not giving payment info /is/ a huge advantage, especially for small payments. I mean, even when everyone pays for their own power, I think for payments up to a few dollars a month, people would pay twice as much to not have to deal with giving payment info. (this is different from, but similar to the old payment process of having your computer dial a toll-number to get access, because you have a lot more control over and understanding of how much power your system is drawing. It also won't show up on your phone bill.)
Then, think of the large number of gamers who don't have credit cards, and how many of those folks who don't have credit cards /also/ don't pay for their own electricity.
This sounds like the perfect way for a company that doesn't care about ethics to get children to pay for things.
Not giving payment info /is/ a huge advantage, especially for small payments. I mean, even when everyone pays for their own power, I think for payments up to a few dollars a month, people would pay twice as much to not have to deal with giving payment info. (this is different from, but similar to the old payment process of having your computer dial a toll-number to get access, because you have a lot more control over and understanding of how much power your system is drawing. It also won't show up on your phone bill.)
Then, think of the large number of gamers who don't have credit cards, and how many of those folks who don't have credit cards /also/ don't pay for their own electricity.
This sounds like the perfect way for a company that doesn't care about ethics to get children to pay for things.