Cash for IT Clunkers?

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August 13, 2009, 3:05 PM —

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One of the government's more popular programs to stimulate the economy this year has been its "Cash for Clunkers" initiative where the government gives car buyers up to $4,500 to trade in their old gas guzzlers for newer, more fuel-efficient cars. This got us thinking about what would happen if the government were to set up a similar program for outdated and antiquated IT products – and more specifically, which IT clunkers would be the most popular trade-ins. In this slideshow we'll post our nominations for the most likely IT clunkers and suggest good replacements for each one.

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