Instead of buying computers and software, many want "cloud-computing" services in which they pay monthly fees to companies that run the software for them.

许多客户希望使用云计算服务，不再需要购买计算机和软件，这样他们只需要按月付费就能保证系统的正常运转。

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Almost one in five workers spend their entire monthly salary in the first week. And almost half run out of money before pay day.

几乎五分之一的人在领薪水的第一个星期就把整个月的薪水花光，几乎一半的人在下一个发薪日前把钱花光。

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Almost one in five workers spend their entire monthly salary in the first week. And almost half run out of money before pay day.

险些五分之一的人在领薪水的第一个礼拜就把整个月的薪水花光，险些一半的人在下一个发薪日前把钱花光。

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Auctioneer Richard Francis, of Rook Matthew Sayer in Prudhoe, Northumberland, helps run a monthly auction.

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Companies' monthly financial reports may run fine for years, then crash in February of a leap year when software tries to compare Feb. 29, 2012, to a nonexistent Feb. 29, 2011.

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