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Article: Gartner Says Extending the Life Cycle of Desktop PCs Won't Necessarily Save Money on Total Cost of Ownership.
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- September 15, 2003
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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2003
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003
Many enterprises are extending the life cycle of their desktop PCs, but they may not be saving as much money as anticipated. The average annual total cost of ownership (TCO) for a PC kept for three years is roughly the same as a PC kept for four to six years, but there are changes in who absorbs those costs, the enterprise or the end-user, according to Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT and ITB).
When extending the life cycle of desktop PCs from the typical three years up to four or more, the costs shift from those of direct cost ...