Eventual fate of our machines

From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram_at_cnct.com>
Date: Wed Oct 7 22:23:19 1998

Salzman, Jeff wrote:
>
> >
> >Kind of a life time rental agreement ?
> >Sounds interesting. This might be a good idea.
> >But won't the mony winn over the idea ?
>
> There's always that issue. I find it analogous to retirement homes in
> this area. People 'buy' a retirment home, townhouse, apartment, etc. for
> a fixed price and then live there. When they die, it belongs to the
> retirement home to sell again. The cycle continues. If you've seen some
> of the homes around here, you know they've been around for a while. Part
> of the charge funds maintenance fees and lawn care (the latter not being
> important for computers). The continuous re-renting of the property
> helps keep the available funds around to maintain everything.

So, like a crowded restaurant with a line outside, the best interest
from a business point of view is a quick turnover to clear the table
for the next customer (or why did you _think_ the waiter always
shows up with the next course before you've gotten half-way through
the one before?). Especially if every table is prepaid, so no tip
is expected.
-- 
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram_at_cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me.  I said "Well, what do you need?"  --  Steven Wright
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