One big change to business is that sites would have to allow new users to set their privacy settings when they register, rather than having that as a background setting.
The project is centered on building the software technology to allow end-users and web sites to define the business rules and negotiate the terms of how they would be willing to interact with each other.
This prompted the Kindle team to devise a new business model, striking deals with mobile-phone operators to allow Kindle users to download e-books without having to pay network fees.
Ina Fried at AllThingsD reported in August that Ting will soon allow you to use your old Sprint phone with their plans, which if available to business owners and users would be additional savings worth evaluating.