Some of the reasons why companies don't give away computers.
A. Don't want to be bothered on deciding who gets one or not.
B. Some of the recipients will bother the techies at work to find out
why their 'Free'
computer doesn't work
C. Some will complain that their computer doesn't work to management.
Even though it was an
'as is' situation.
D. They don't want to.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffry Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 9:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Any old computers ??
>
> I think there's something in the tax regs that causes them to do
> this. I've seen companies that will literally throw stuff away before
> they will give or sell it to employees (so you go back that night &
> dumpster dive - why not save the wear & tear on clothing & give it
> away? PHBs & Taxes)
>
> jeff smith
> Paul Lussier wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:38:24 EST
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> >
> > >Paul,
> > >
> > >I'd take one of those Sparc2's if they're just going to be junked
> > >otherwise...
> >
> > Sorry, I can't "just give them away", unfortunately. Giving them to
> a
> > charitable cause may not even work, but it's more likely to get
> approved than
> > "We're throwing them out, and my buddy wants one." :)
> >
> > I'm trying to *buy* a 3 year old laptop that's so obsolete, they
> couldn't
> > really re-use it anyway, and I'm getting a run-around on that!
> > --
> >
> > Seeya,
> > Paul
> > ----
> > Doing something stupid always costs less (up front) than doing
> > something intelligent.
> > Bean counters are *always* wrong!
> > A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.
> > If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
> >
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