On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Raymond E. Feist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The problem here is that huge cash investments breed inertia. If you notice > so many big stores/chain locations are using Point of Purchase equipment that > was state of the art 10 years ago. > > Best, R.E.F. > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > >
Yup, one thing Government has done in the US at least, was shorten the amortization on capital investments (How long it takes for a business to recover the value of the investment through depreciation). In the 80';s and 90's it was 10 years, then 5 and now in some case 2. Other driving factors of course are scalability, time for ROI, etc. Not to mention - what do we do with this HUGE inventory of spare parts we have maintained. Though virtual computing is gaining faster and wider acceptance than just about any technology I have dealt with in the last 30 years. Companies ARE making the jump, because the ROI is shorter and because with an increasingly geographically disparate and mobile work force - it makes real economic sense. Still, recycling is always internal first - existing equipment must be either repurposed or offset before new can be brought in. Larry -- If you want to take the island, then burn your boats. With absolute commitment come the insights that create real victory. -Tony Robbins
