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Win users throwing out their old computers... | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial, 1 hidden)

Sounds ridiculous but... (3.85 / 7) (#6)
by sphealey on Wed Jul 20th, 2005 at 08:27:20 EST
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At first blush it sounds ridiculous. But my son recently asked me why we didn't open a business fixing spyware infestations on neighborhood computers, since we spend so much time doing it for friends anyway. I walked him through the economics, which is basically that (a) no one will pay more than $75 for such a service (b) you could just barely make a living at $75/repair (c) IF and only if you never encountered a tough problem.

It takes about 2 hours to fix the usual infestations, but about 1 out of 10 times something goes wrong and it takes 10 hours. At $75 fixed cost, you are doomed. And no one ever has all their CDs, license, keys, etc that would be needed for a full scrub and reinstall.

So, I don't advocate this approach, but it is not totally unrealistic either.

sPh

Win users throwing out their old computers... | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 1 hidden)

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