It’s because the vendor and product are “certified” by whatever bullshit process as part of the contract. It’s even worse with proprietary stuff because you can’t even say “there’s no way” to the little closed computer box that costs tens of thousands because you can’t pick that up at Lowes.
So yeah, rare conservative w and I’ll let them have it, as a treat.
A long time ago I worked for a company that made computers. They explained why government contracts were so profitable. In the days they’d sell a 486/66 computer spec. The government would agree to those terms for 3 or 5 years.
The first batch you lost money on but over time you made a lot of profit. In 3 years the government was paying the same cost but your cost was 1/4.
It’s because the vendor and product are “certified” by whatever bullshit process as part of the contract. It’s even worse with proprietary stuff because you can’t even say “there’s no way” to the little closed computer box that costs tens of thousands because you can’t pick that up at Lowes.
So yeah, rare conservative w and I’ll let them have it, as a treat.
A long time ago I worked for a company that made computers. They explained why government contracts were so profitable. In the days they’d sell a 486/66 computer spec. The government would agree to those terms for 3 or 5 years.
The first batch you lost money on but over time you made a lot of profit. In 3 years the government was paying the same cost but your cost was 1/4.