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>>>An old computer has a hard time running today's business needs. While he sits there with it, his competition is buying new stuff and taking business away from him.
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>>There is still hope though - his internal battery should be just about ready to drain, in which case he'll understand that things sometimes break and have to be replaced.
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>I don't think so. This guy will just get a new battery.

Not if Dean tells him his motherboard (and therefore the whole machine) is dead... <g>