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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by lokar on Friday September 05, 2025 @02:51PM (#45142208)
Those types of contracts have much worse margins then Bay Area tech companies expect (or aspire to)
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by tracker1 on Friday September 05, 2025 @03:05PM (#45142365)
Those types of contracts always seem to go massively over-budget anyway.
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by jeffbee on Friday September 05, 2025 @02:56PM (#45142267)
Arguably the Hughes contract had a gross margin of infinity.
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