So typical! I work for a large corporation and we submit upgrade budgets annually for newer computers, etc. Every year, corporate comes back and tells use there is no money for upgrades. We just finished a massive new building in California and the CEO of the company decided he wanted an office there. So, he kicks out the head of west coast operations who just finished a $50k office. The CEO proceeds to expand the corner office to make it bigger. He then orders furniture, including a $60.000 couch. The total cost of the furniture alone was over $300,000 for this office. And the best part is, he is based out of Europe and is rarely in the US.
Our total upgrade cost for the computers and servers that we desperately need was only going to cost us $235,000 and would last for 3 + years.
No wonder the economy is in the tank!