Microsoft received R1.84-billion payday from South Africa’s richest province

[Newsfeed]

Microsoft received R1.84-billion payday from South Africa’s richest province

Since 2022, Gauteng has had two major contracts with Microsoft for software maintenance with a combined value of R1.84 billion.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

So, a normal business transaction is now a "payday" for the supplier....
Some people (and AI) really need to be educated

 

[saor]

The heck is with every article referring to this place as 'the richest province'. You journos really get stuck in schtick with your headlines.

 

[Skerminkel]

"Single source"
"Licensing"
When will our public service officials and leaders start looking at what is happening in the EU and even China?

 

[Mekon]

The heck is with every article referring to this place as 'the richest province'. You journos really get stuck in schtick with your headlines.

MyBroadband needs to come up with new catch phrases all the time. Now it is richest/province/city/town and possible contenders for catchphrase of the month seems to be Payday and Best News

 

[Marcan]

Another favourite clickbait catch phrase: from hero to to zero, from zero to hero.

 

[Bad Ballie]

The heck is with every article referring to this place as 'the richest province'. You journos really get stuck in schtick with your headlines.

If they tell you enough times, they figure you might actually start believing it.

 

[Justanotherguybythesea]

"Single source"
"Licensing"
When will our public service officials and leaders start looking at what is happening in the EU and even China?

Because they do not get a kickback from open source software........

MS on the other hand will gladhand and get the contract, while disclosing it in fine flyspec font on the annual shareholder reports, and putting it under "vendor relations" in the budgeting.