In other word, “investment.”
So, I think we can all accept that the term “investment” is not only used in the sense of finance. It’s an act of devoting money, time, effort in pursuit of a desired result.
Obviously. Most people buy a computer because it does something for them: allows them to browse the web, become mired in social media, do science art hangouts over the weekend, facilitate consumption of entertainment, programming, or paint with light.
Why do you think they’d want it?
Not everyone is like me in that they’d buy a completely useless SGI Indigo from 1991 just to have on their shelf because it’s pretty. (And you can’t say it doesn’t work—it does.)
