Comments on: GROCERYchoice Dumped As “Not Feasible” http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/grocerychoice-dumped-as-not-feasible/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:00:39 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: krzystoff http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/grocerychoice-dumped-as-not-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-10845 krzystoff Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:50:14 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=336906#comment-10845 CHOICE is a small-time periodical that's under-resourced to properly manage a comprehensive website of this scale. they produce a proven, balanced, effective (albeit expensive) publication and a fairly rudimentary website of their own. they promote themselves as an independent consumer organisation, (although they are very clearly first and foremost a commercial enterprise). It is probably a blessing in disguise that they didn't end up with the job. Now all that remains is to find the corrupt officials who pocketed a sizeable chunk of that cash -- but perhaps we'll never know, just like the recent Myki fiasco. CHOICE is a small-time periodical that’s under-resourced to properly manage a comprehensive website of this scale. they produce a proven, balanced, effective (albeit expensive) publication and a fairly rudimentary website of their own. they promote themselves as an independent consumer organisation, (although they are very clearly first and foremost a commercial enterprise).
It is probably a blessing in disguise that they didn’t end up with the job.

Now all that remains is to find the corrupt officials who pocketed a sizeable chunk of that cash — but perhaps we’ll never know, just like the recent Myki fiasco.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/grocerychoice-dumped-as-not-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-10823 Kevin Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:08:30 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=336906#comment-10823 Another example where people try to solve people/business/process issues with technology solutions. There must be cheaper, non-technology solutions if we only stopped to think about the final outcome being sought. Another example where people try to solve people/business/process issues with technology solutions. There must be cheaper, non-technology solutions if we only stopped to think about the final outcome being sought.

]]> By: Kato http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/grocerychoice-dumped-as-not-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-10819 Kato Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:40:16 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=336906#comment-10819 Do you mean it's demise is no loss EXCEPT for the millions of tax payer dollars pumped into it (from consulting to construction)? Do you mean it’s demise is no loss EXCEPT for the millions of tax payer dollars pumped into it (from consulting to construction)?

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