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> FreeBSD gave my computer a new life, otherwise I was nearly going to get a new desktop because of shitty performance. In other words, it saved me ₹35000+ No,
by execat 12y ago
> FreeBSD gave my computer a new life, otherwise I was nearly going to get a new desktop because of shitty performance. In other words, it saved me ₹35000+
No, it didn't save you any money. Delaying a purchase is NOT saving money.
- daurnimator 12y agosure it is. if you buy new hardware on a regular schedule (e.g. every 3 years), extending that cycle out (e.g. to every 5 years) saves you money.
- keithpeter 12y agoAnd you can do things like refresh (say) the one third of the desktop computers that need a higher spec (Cad, Video &c) every two years and then 'hand down' the older boxes to the other two thirds in stages. Worked quite well in one College I worked in a few years ago.
- wojt_eu 12y agoIt is saving, delaying a purchase that would be financed out of debt until you accumulate cash allows you to save on debt interest. Alternatively, if you already have the money you can invest them for a while and earn interest.
- agumonkey 12y agoCome on, the computer industry existence rely partially on cyclic purchases for that exact reason. My neighbor got a brand new SONY laptop so she could do .. everything I already do on my 2007 ThinkPad. And she can't so she pays me to fix her system from time to time. It's not far fetched to say that different OSes can and will save you money.
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- maurycy 12y agoIt is, hint: time value of money.