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Massive Chasm In Asia's Public Sector IT Spending

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-for-less dept.

IT_Sleep_Bag writes "A recent study by Springboard Research shows a massive chasm between countries in the APAC region, with countries like New Zealand and Australia investing up to USD 200 per capita on IT, while India and China spend a dismal USD 1. SDA Asia speaks to Dane Anderson of Springboard Research to explore the reasons for the wide gulf and why he believes India and China will grow the fastest in this regard."

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  1. Re: They Do Not Have to Pay MS Extortion $$$ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Businesses in these countries are not subject to the lawsuits and corporate sabotage that domestic companies get hit with if they do not submit and purchase millions in unnecessary software licenses. Domestic companies that do submit evenutally price their companies out of the competitive zone by spending millions on never-used software licenses. Of course, the end-goal is a massive consolidation of all industries, so there is not alot of complaining going on. Foreign companies struggling to survive scrutinize expenditures alot more so there is less rebate action going on.

    Thanks to Microsoft for contributing greatly to the destruction of the American economy.