<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishJoe Avid ni kufungwa sana kwenye Slate kwamba tunaweza kumweka juu ya pipa kwa kiwango cha micropayment, hata kama inamaanisha atalipa zaidi.  <response>: You could argue that Joe Avid is so hooked on Slate that we can afford to put him over a barrel at the micropayment rate, even though it means that he will pay a lot more. 