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Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)

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Re: Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)

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okintheory wrote: post #3

How could any European govt use MS after Trump ordered MS to sanction an ICC prosecutor and MS complied? I imagine they're all trying to walk away

Easy. Intertia and incompetence. Government is full of paper pushers who hav eno higher wish but to live comfortably on tax payers money until they retire. The key to survival is to do what everyone else is doing, and not to be the first to try anything new.

The good thing is, as soon as someone tries anything new, and it looks like it is a success, the paper pushers will join in as soon as they think it is safe, and try to steal the fame and glory.

This is just how the government and the public sector works.

Re: Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)

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Post by kachnuv_ocasek »

abc123abc123 wrote: post #6
okintheory wrote: post #3

How could any European govt use MS after Trump ordered MS to sanction an ICC prosecutor and MS complied? I imagine they're all trying to walk away

Easy. Intertia and incompetence. Government is full of paper pushers who hav eno higher wish but to live comfortably on tax payers money until they retire. The key to survival is to do what everyone else is doing, and not to be the first to try anything new. The good thing is, as soon as someone tries anything new, and it looks like it is a success, the paper pushers will join in as soon as they think it is safe, and…

This is not in any way specific to the government or public institution. Many (perhaps most) private companies work the same way.

Re: Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)

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Post by Frieren »

abc123abc123 wrote: post #6
okintheory wrote: post #3

How could any European govt use MS after Trump ordered MS to sanction an ICC prosecutor and MS complied? I imagine they're all trying to walk away

Easy. Intertia and incompetence. Government is full of paper pushers who hav eno higher wish but to live comfortably on tax payers money until they retire. The key to survival is to do what everyone else is doing, and not to be the first to try anything new. The good thing is, as soon as someone tries anything new, and it looks like it is a success, the paper pushers will join in as soon as they think it is safe, and…

> Government is full of paper pushers who hav eno higher wish but to live comfortably on tax payers money until they retire.

Even billionaires are into getting as much tax payer money as possible. But they get the big numbers.

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Re: Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)

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Post by q3k »

kachnuv_ocasek wrote: post #7
abc123abc123 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Easy. Intertia and incompetence. Government is full of paper pushers who hav eno higher wish but to live comfortably on tax payers money until they retire. The key to survival is to do what everyone else is doing, and not to be the first to try anything new. The good thing is, as soon as someone tries anything new, and it looks like it is a success, the paper pushers will join in as soon as they think it is safe, and…

This is not in any way specific to the government or public institution. Many (perhaps most) private companies work the same way.

Yeah, anyone who says 'the government should be ran like a company' has likely never worked in a large corporation. It's full of meaningless work, bullshit jobs and red tape.
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