IBM Patents Pricing Motorists Off Highways

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Posted by kdawson on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @03:03PM from the prior-art-stuck-at-the-tollbooth dept.

theodp writes "Self-professed patent reformer IBM snagged a patent Tuesday for the Variable Rate Toll System, which covers the rather anti-egalitarian scheme of pricing motorists off of the roads by raising tolls as congestion increases. 'Congestion pricing of traffic is emerging as a completely new services market for IBM,' boasted Jamie Houghton, IBM's Global Leader for Road Charging."

IBM Patents Pricing Motorists Off Highways

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Even more reason (Score:4, Funny)

by Joe the Lesser ( 533425 ) writes: on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @03:09PM (#22141370) Homepage Journal

To show up at work at 10:30 AM :)

Re:How to beat IBM here... (Score:5, Funny)

by Captain Splendid ( 673276 ) * writes: <capsplendid@nOsPam.gmail.com> on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @03:33PM (#22141816) Homepage Journal

Out of curiosity, what's your basis for calling roads "the most legitimate thing government can pay for"?

Jesus! Eisenhower's gonna rise up out of his grave and slap the stupid out of you.

Calling in... (Score:3, Funny)

by Buzz_Litebeer ( 539463 ) writes: on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @03:41PM (#22141964) Journal

Sir, I could not come to work today as the fee to use the road was higher than my daily pay + gas.

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