Does anyone think that prices of IT equipment are likely to drop to similar pre covid levels once everything thats going on blows over? It's getting very hard to justify the cost of some equipment now, constant increases on top of FXR mean that it's proving hard to stick with some vendors. I am seeing this with many of the products we use, I have always purchased based on suitability AND quality but it's getting hard. With everything going up in price and business trying to cut costs to survive I am guessing there are many businesses out there that are simply forgoing established brands for cheaper alternatives. On the plus side SAAS products seem to be fairly good i.e. most seem to have an increase in 5-10% which is an easier pill to swallow.
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