> Meanwhile, your doctor in the hospital is stuck using some 1980's software, which drains the very life-force out of him by the amount of pain it inflicts with

> Meanwhile, your doctor in the hospital is stuck using some 1980's software, which drains the very life-force out of him by the amount of pain it inflicts with every use This isn't exactly true but the truth that it hints at is largely about mass standardisation, accountability and global purchasing rules for large organisations. The same applies at telcos, banks etc. You can turn an oil tanker around quickly.