In India, support costs are not really as important as in the west. A typical one-year maintenance for your PC would cost around 1500 rupees and that will provide a technician who will come to your house and fix the problem for you. Of course, the quality is not outstanding, but then you get what you pay for. The downtime doesn't really matter the same way as in the west, because the measure of time in India is quite different.
One of the points that struck me is that you need to drive 60 miles to work every day. That sounds like a really long way to go everyday. Is that average for everyone in the US?
Maybe, a simpler solution will be to eliminate the need in the first place, by living closer to your place of work. It may not work for everyone, but who knows, we may be forced to do it in the future.
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In India, support costs are not really as important as in the west. A typical one-year maintenance for your PC would cost around 1500 rupees and that will provide a technician who will come to your house and fix the problem for you. Of course, the quality is not outstanding, but then you get what you pay for. The downtime doesn't really matter the same way as in the west, because the measure of time in India is quite different.
One of the points that struck me is that you need to drive 60 miles to work every day. That sounds like a really long way to go everyday. Is that average for everyone in the US?
Maybe, a simpler solution will be to eliminate the need in the first place, by living closer to your place of work. It may not work for everyone, but who knows, we may be forced to do it in the future.