Creative cost cutting ..

The IT companies have one big cost - IT cost !

And this is what some of them do to reduce it.
I was talking to a few friends from different IT companies. They get USD 700 allowance for computing. Meaning, they can choose their laptop and buy on their own. Upto $700 is covered by the company.

Company just mandates the minimum specifications. Now, when you have your laptop, company will provide a few apps to connect to work and standard anti-virus.

Warranty is employees headache on hardware and OS. Employee treats the laptop as his own, and thus the care is better. This makes the laptop last 3 yrs, instead of standard 2 yrs. Thats where the savings come from.

I feel like saying - "What an idea sirjee ! " ;)