>we might >see computers that would last a long time. They have the Rolls Royce >auto that lasts a long time, why not a computer?
Computers do last a long time. They just need occasional maintenance, just like that Rolls Royce. See how long your $300,000 Rolls lasts if you never change the oil. Computers are the same way. If you don't do regular maintenance on them, they will eventually seize up and give you problems. I have machines that run just fine that date back into the 70's. They aren't terribly useful, but that is because technology and needs have changed so dramatically since the 70's. To bring it to your Rolls analogy, using an IBM 5110 to do your word processing today would work fine... but it would be like driving around in a 19th century steam engine car. You can do it, but why would you want to when you could use a modern computer and get the job done faster, easier, cheaper (ie: why drive that 1800's steam car when you can drive a 2006 model and get to where you are going faster, cheaper, safer, and in much more comfortable surroundings) The reason people throw out computers rather than fix them, is because they have gotten so inexpensive to buy, that the cost of repairs often is higher than the cost to replace. Cars get fixed because cars are much more expensive so repair costs are still the cheaper way to go. Rest assured, when people spend $20,000 on their computer, when it breaks down, it gets fixed and not replaced. >I know I am sick of trying to interpret poor >English from tech supports from India, Mexico etc. I don't mind that >we are outsourcing but I do mind that we are not receiving proper >service. Actually, I'm sick of the outsourcing. I'm tired of my friends losing their jobs because the company needed to trim some money. Of course, I can't fault the companies, as often they have no choice. Salaries are getting too high to support and worse benefits are killing the companies (although I do get pissy when my friends lose their jobs in the name of cost cutting, and then the execs of the same companies get multi-million dollar bonuses at the end of the year because they did such a great job at saving money). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
