FWIW Article on renting hardware for computing,,,Amazon, EMC, and MSFT are either in or getting in this business.. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/free_forbes/2008/0211/036.html?partner=aolmag" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/technology/free_forbes/2008/0211/036.html?partner=aolmag</a>