As a result, it systems will increasingly no longer be a capital expense, but an operational cost, like electricity.

结果就是，IT硬件系统将不再作为一种资金支出，而是像电一样，成为一种运营成本。

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It systems will increasingly no longer be a capital expense, but an operational cost, like electricity.

因此，IT系统将不再是那样地消耗资本了，这一系统只需要花费运营成本，就像电力系统一样。

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TV viewers can also save a lot of electricity, albeit at the expense of picture quality.

电视观众也可以节省大量的电力，尽管要以图像质量为代价。

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But at the very least it is likely to raise the prices of electricity, natural gas and petrol, as energy firms pass on the expense of buying permits to their customers a ticklish prospect at a time when voters are already enraged by rising energy prices.

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