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Dude, servers aren't a one-time expense... in accounting it's called a capital expense, and it's depreciated. Most computer technology is depreciated over a co
by parker 19y ago
Dude, servers aren't a one-time expense... in accounting it's called a capital expense, and it's depreciated. Most computer technology is depreciated over a course of two years, simply because of the assumption that that expense will re-occur in two years.
Do you think Google's server farms have the same racked units that they put into place in 1998? That's crazy talk.
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- falsestprophet 19y agoThanks for correcting me. My self-education in finance is incomplete. So, is it your opinion that Facebook is only reporting half of the cost of their servers when they talk about last year's annual loss? I still suspect that the numbers they throw around are a simple in-out calculation. But, in any event, a two year lifespan for a server is a little pessimistic.