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In some environments (esp. the public sector) recurring (AKA "operational") expenditures are a lot harder to justify than capital expenditures. An OpEx increas
by webmaven 8y ago
In some environments (esp. the public sector) recurring (AKA "operational") expenditures are a lot harder to justify than capital expenditures.
An OpEx increase requires an increase in budget paid for by taxes, while CapEx can be covered by a one-time bond.
This leads to paying vendors millions for a software+support contract rather than hiring a few engineers.