Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 09/12/2024 15:28, Rich wrote:

ndeed,*very*  much so.  Which is why "enterprise" and "corporate" IT
environments are so rabid about having "support".  "Support" is their
buzzword for "someone else to blame so we can cover our assess when the
shit hits the fan".

 
LOL.
 
Most support contracts are not worth wiping your bottom on.
 
They are just designed to make money out of.
 
The sub prime mortgage crisis was typical of such.
 
"We have shit loads of bad debt that we cant offload"
"Well package it up  with insurance against failure  and sell it as A1
guaranteed debt then"
"But what will happen if the insurance companies can't cover it"
"Oh that will be the government's problem, not ours"
 
 
http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20and%20Politics/story.jpg

Nice...

Although I doubt that anyone actually asked the "what if" question
about the insurance companies in the run-up to the explosion.