The Null Device

As the dot-com bust bites, one type of consultant in Silicon Valley is seeing a boom in business: the repo man.
He follows morning traffic down Highway 280, past enormous Spanish-style mansions. As he zooms by Apple Computer Inc.'s headquarters, Mr. Kevern laughs. "It's unbelievable how many cars I got from that lot -- 100 cars easily," he says.
Silicon Valley's reluctance to give up its cars is a remnant of the great optimism that led to their purchase in the first place, adds Mr. Kevern's boss, Mr. Doyle. "You find a lot of lottery tickets in repossessed cars," he says. "It's their last hope."

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