It’s funny how language makes all the difference in telling stories like yours: A vendor published a marketing flyer suggesting ways their new expensive techno

It’s funny how language makes all the difference in telling stories like yours: A vendor published a marketing flyer suggesting ways their new expensive technology could improve services typical of a potential customer. The customer considered the marketing pitch in the flyer and found the ROI unconvincing in most cases, especially given that the technology remains largely unproven and would leave them at high risk of failure or cost surprises as an early adopter. Nonetheless, they did see at least one place where the implementation was more mature and might pay for itself (and perhaps even contributing revenue) while fulfilling an ongoing service mandate. — — Sounds like a dutiful government to me! Rather than being sucked into a flashy sales pitch by a vendor pitching an unproven and expensive product, they’ve stood firm and decided to mostly wait for others to absorb the early adopter risks, carefully stewarding public money. That governments can sometimes do very stupid and irresponsible things doesn’t mean that they’re doing so every time.