Computers fall as a "money making clunkers"

Federal "Cash for clunkers" program was smooth. $ 3 billion, the program attracted more than 600,000 transactions, the buyers took advantage of a discount of $ 3500 to $ 4500 (for trade old car) for a total of 2.6 billion U.S. dollars in discounts.

Large numbers. Great program. But about 20,000 dealers were in the cold when the government fell on the last day of the site. As a result, the Ministry of Transport to extend the deadline for claims for compensation to dealers at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration database.

It is a good lesson for the public to learn. If you exclude a program that site to work, they better be sure servers are strong enough to handle the onslaught of traffic from people trying to profit.

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