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Michigan Sues HP Over Decade Long, $49 Million Incomplete Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the almost-done dept.

itwbennett writes: On Friday, embattled HP was hit with a new lawsuit filed by the state of Michigan over a 10-year-old, $49 million project that called for HP to replace a legacy mainframe-based system built in the 1960s. Through the suit filed in Kent County Circuit Court, the state seeks $11 million in damages along with attorney's fees and the funds needed to rebid and re-procure the contract.

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  1. I cheer when I read stories like this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I love it when sales folks write checks that their ass's can't cash.

    1. Re:I cheer when I read stories like this by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 4, Funny

      I love it when sales folks write checks that their ass's can't cash.

      What does that even mean?

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    2. Re:I cheer when I read stories like this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, I can add that to the list of things I used to wonder about and wish I never found out.

    3. Re:I cheer when I read stories like this by CanadianMacFan · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's crazy talk. You need the boots and belt buckle too.

    4. Re:I cheer when I read stories like this by germansausage · · Score: 4, Funny

      Three biggest lies of a Cowboy :
       
      I won the buckle in a rodeo.
       
      The truck's paid for.
       
      I was just helping the sheep over the fence.

    5. Re: I cheer when I read stories like this by Bing+Tsher+E · · Score: 3, Funny

      I've been tempted to hang a big pair of tin snips off the hitch of my Ford Ranger. Problem is, those guys with the big metal nuts or the hitch ball sack take that shit serious.

    6. Re: I cheer when I read stories like this by dunkelfalke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why do you Texans shoot other people's donkeys for no reason?

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  2. Re:TIming Tidbit by Lumpy · · Score: 1, Funny

    He sucked as a CEO, but he was a damn good basketball player.
    I loved his acting in "Space Jam"

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  3. Re:Carly Fiona by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm Fucking NOBODY, and I'm glad to have your vote, citizen. Together we can put America on an upward trajectory!

    This is slashdot. I'm pretty sure most of us are fucking nobody. ;)