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Re:Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers? by jscheel on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @11:09AM (#31261568)
Opex is fully deductible each year the expense occurs, wheras capex requires amortized depreciation over the life of the purchased item. Makes it harder to calculate taxes.
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Re:Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers? by jannes on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @03:54PM (#31265008)
Should we call it Amortisation as a Service (AaaS) then?

Is that really the only benefit?

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Re:Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers? by jscheel on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @04:06PM (#31265139)
I mean, I'm not a bean counter. I'm just guessing that's why they like it.
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