It might be a move on Amazon.com Inc.'s part to appease a profit-focused Wall Street. It might be the giant E-retailer's biggest step yet toward building an online payment system of its own. It may even change the Internet as we know it, requiring people to pay for what they once got free. Amazon's new Honor System provides a simple way for any Web site to collect $1 to $50 payments with just a few minutes' effort and no money down. Customers will be able to buy items or donate money on participating sites, and the charge will appear on the credit cards linked to their Amazon accounts.
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