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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

businesses used to rent computers all the time but im not sure how many do in this millenia.

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[–] portach@fedia.io 2 points 9 months ago

It's still likely less hassle than amortising capital expenses for something that will likely be written off well before end of life and then needing to dispose of it. As a consumer of fire sale disposed laptops, renting shouldn't be allowed.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

This doesn't seem aimed at businesses.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 9 months ago

yeah just responding in general. If it was cheap enough I could see doing it but it would have to be quite a savings because I keep my stuff going for awhile. Figure the yearly cost could not be any higher than 20% new but the cost would either have to go down over time or they would need to swap out for a new one each year.

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago

People who want new but can't afford the capital expense.

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[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

My employer leases our computers for 3-5 years. I get a new model when my lease runs out. I don't really mind the guaranteed refresh except having to move all my stuff over. I would be way more pissed if they moved to BYOD.