This was actually common during the last bubble. I've read accounts of people who were grateful they at least got to keep the laptop -- it let them continue fre

This was actually common during the last bubble. I've read accounts of people who were grateful they at least got to keep the laptop -- it let them continue freelancing. On the other hand, laptops in the year 2000/2001 cost a lot more than they do now, and many people had desktop PCs at home.