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> They had the job of explaining how the world could spend so much money on
> what seems to have been one of the biggest non-events.
One of the reason it's been a non-event is just because so much money was
spent to resolve the problem...
> Computer experts made small fortunes ensuring that systems were "Y2K
> compliant", charging tens of thousands of pounds for their services. Yet
> critics pointed to the lack of problems in poorer countries - such as
Russia
> and India - which did not invest heavily in anti-bug programmes.
It's more a point of WHERE they spent their limited funds...namely, in
upgrading
the infrastructure (hydroelectric dams, nuclear facilities) rather than in
relatively minor functions, like issuing welfare checks on time, or with the
correct date.
It's a shame that this seems to be a case of "damned if you do, damned if
you
don't"...
I'm sure these same people who are Monday-morning-quarterbacking would be
the
first to squeal and whine if there WERE major Y2K-calamaties, pointing
fingers
at those they would blame for not preparing enough...
I'm sure they also kvetch when populations are evacuated from the path of an
impending hurricane that suddenly veers away and doesn't make landfall...
June
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