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AbsentEmpire t1_itm3yfi wrote

Reply to comment by deltavim in SEPTA working out kinks in mobile phone ticketing feature by bengalese

Not only do they feel the need to reinvent the wheel, they end up blowing more money than it would have cost to just by an off the shelf system, and what they come up with is a worse alternative that cost way to much and took way to long to implement.

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Aromat_Junkie t1_itptv0p wrote

well except they do that then everyone on reddit is like "OMG LOOK AT GOOGLE GETTING THE ENTIRE SEPTA CONTRACT PROFITEERING OFF THE PUBLIC SYSTEM".

Don't forget the billions spent on government website by big 4 contract agencies.

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