On 21 Apr 2010 08:49:55 -0700,
[email protected] (Clark Morris) wrote:

>Governments tend not to replace and upgrade systems too frequently. 
>The bidding process can be convoluted and the results can be a 
>nightmare for the entity.

An excellent example of this very problem from an unrelated field: the
"KC-X" project. The U.S. Air Force has been attempting for almost ten
years now to procure a new aerial tanker to replace the ageing fleet
of KC-135s.

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