On 9 May 2007 at 18:43, Jim Leonard wrote:
I can't. Why didn't they just resell the
units? Couldn't they have
gotten more than one sale from the same piece of hardware?
I can think of a couple of good reasons. First, stuff that got
scrapped was old (discontinued) product. What would be the point of
selling an obsolete 6603 (Bryant vertical disk drive) when you could
sell the same customer a much newer and faster 808 drive? Does GM
want to sell you a 1975 Chevette if they can sell you a 2007 Cobalt
just as easily?
Second, much of the equipment was leased, not purchased. Why make it
possible for a customer to purchase an old piece of equipment when
you can lease a nice new unit to him?
Cheers,
Chuck