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3.5.24 Bid Dialog
After double clicking on an engine in the Engine Cloud window a dialog for bidding pops
up.

This dialog displays the status of the engine. In this case it is displayed that the
engine is available at the current rate.

C urre nt R a te

This shows the price that the user must pay to use the engine.

Fixe d R a te

This is the reliable fixed rate as defined by the provider.

B o o king Fe e

This is the one time fee for using the engine.

In the M a x R a te the user can agree to pay a higher rate for using the server. If there
is a bid against him the price rises automatically, in the same way as Ebay bids. The
user is then charged the higher price starting the next minute. If the other user
withdraws his bid, for instance by logging out, the price slowly drops to the old value.
If the new bid is larger the user is given a warning and must react immediately. If he
does not react the engine is unloaded after 20 seconds.

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