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Re:Companies made millions building unemployment websites th... by JMTQp8lwXL on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:54PM (#23865768)
Given how obvious their inability to deliver a functioning system is, how does their reputation intact?
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Re:Companies made millions building unemployment websites th... by moron4hire on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:58PM (#23865807)
Because the stakeholders don't use the system they buy. They foist then on others. And any complaints are treated like the ignorant bleatings of the rabble. They'll drive home to their mansion in Herndon in their second BMW and it will never come up.
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Re:Companies made millions building unemployment websites th... by davinic on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:02PM (#23865822)
Reputation risk avoidance. "Nobody ever got fired for choosing IBM"
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Re:Companies made millions building unemployment websites th... by cosmotic on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:16PM (#23866278)
Just barely functioning usually meets the requirements. Few had passion for making something they would be proud of.
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