Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses—as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.

上一代人几乎闻所未闻的打折已经成为许多企业的惯用手段——就像汽车旅馆房间里的彩电和航班上的免费咖啡一样普遍。

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Practically, Amazon charges like running free software on their hardware, the customers still having to pay to Microsoft yearly as part of their license program.

事实上，Amazon只负责在其硬件上运行免费的软件，客户仍旧需要每年向微软支付许可费用。

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It's too bad we fired Bill — his code is practically defect free.

我们不该解雇Bill，他的代码实际上是免检的。

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Over the last decade, the Internet made it practically free to distribute software.

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But in many cases, the content will go fugitive and the rules will be simpler: Enjoy it yourself, and it's practically free.

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By contrast, the new approach is instantaneous and practically free in terms of infrastructure - because the information the system uses comes from mobile phone and sat-nav device users directly.

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