We started to point out that events in the Federal Reserve Bank's boardroom can directly affect events in your own boardroom. The difference is that the capital you use to buy computers can very easily be rented. You may think you are leasing a computer, but you can also look at the transaction as leasing the capital to buy the computer, and then using it for precisely that purpose. In any event, that capital might be better used for other purposes. Use other people's funds for things that cost you money.
Computers fall into the latter category.
Because even if interest rates don't change for a while, you ought to take your time evaluating equipment acquisition and leasing alternatives. Consider all your options, including the sale and leaseback of equipment, networks and even software you already have in place. But you still will be better off letting us arrange financing you want while interest rates are still at historical lows. Our experience suggests that the minute interest rates really do move, the market will become crowded with prospective lessees. We'll be there for you then as we are now.