The leasing model, its supporters say, permits companies to avoid the expense and headache of installing complex software packages that typically require huge outlays of cash for hardware and software upgrades.
That's a lot of cash, although hardware startups don't run cheap.
Unlike other sanitation approaches that involve provision of subsidies in cash and/or hardware to households and concentrate on latrine construction, CLTS focuses on empowering communities so they take action themselves.
If you want to pay a little extra cash for your hardware (bolts) then go for Lucky hardware.
So we return to the Batman/Superman confrontation... Batman's got gadgets, hardware, cash.
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a proposed settlement of more than 100 class-action lawsuits, requiring the company to contribute cash, software and hardware to bring computing to 12,500 public schools in low-income neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is working closely with local and state governments and businesses to help repair IT systems and is giving away $9 million in cash, technology and hardware.
Another 15.8 million households consisting of elderly or disabled people may receive aid in the form of vouchers, cash, or free hardware.
There are no full reviews out there for potential buyers to judge whether they want to part with their cash for the hardware.
For decades the only companies with the skills and cash to produce hardware were already established players like Samsung, LG, and Sony and, thanks to ham-handed brand dilution, they are no longer the powerhouses they once were.
