Cost had to be a major factor in the decision, because that issue dominates the airline industry, and H-P had more at stake than any other vendor.

成本一定是美国航空做出这个决定的主要因素，因为这个问题已经主导了整个航空业，而惠普在这一方面比任何其它卖方拥有更多筹码。

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For example, changing from a Windows environment to a Linux environment may at first appear to produce an immediate reduction in costs until you factor in the cost of training support staff.

例如，从Windows环境更改为Linux环境起初可能会产生直接的成本削减，但是把支持人员的培训成本考虑在内以后，情况就不是这样了。

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Lighter, stronger ropes mean the main limiting factor in constructing higher skyscrapers would become the cost, says Antony Wood, an architect at the Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago.

伊利诺伊理工学院—位于美国芝加哥—的建筑师安东尼·伍德表示：更轻，更牢的绳索意味着，限制建造更高摩天大楼的主要问题将会转到成本上。

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Perhaps some factor beyond cost is at play.

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