This is the "sunk cost fallacy" -- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costs#Loss_aversion_and_the_sunk_cost_fallacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costs#L

This is the "sunk cost fallacy" -- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costs#Loss_aversion_and_the_sunk_cost_fallacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costs#Loss_aversion_and_th... If it's cheaper to build (or rent) and run a new supercomputer, then it makes sense to dismantle the old one.