document: It 's time to buy There is an upside to a down economy : over-zealous suppliers are willing to make deals that were unthinkable a few years ago . That 's because vendors are experiencing the same money squeeze as manufacturers , which makes the year 2002 the perfect time to invest in new technology . The author states that when negotiating the deal , provisions for unexpected costs , an exit strategy , and even shared risk with the vendor should be on the table
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extractive_keyphrases: unexpected costs exit strategy shared risk vendor suppliers money squeeze
abstractive_keyphrases: negotiation buyers market bargaining power