In 1998, U.S. corporations will squander $3 billion when they retire outdated personal computers, according to a study by a market research firm.
The study, newly completed by International Data Corporation, estimates that corporations will trade in or resell only 17 percent of the 11.1 million PCs businesses get rid of next year. The other 83 percent will be taken to landfills, donated to charity, or disposed of through other costly means.