Yeah, of course, I just figured it's worth pointing out that it's not such an irrational decision within their own individual short term logics.

My father used to work for an American software company, providing services for the Norwegian state. I remember one day he came home from work complaining he had to use some stupid system he didn't want or need, just because his employer had managed to sell it to the state and they needed to demonstrate its usefulness... I suspect that kind of stuff happens a lot.

They're like old people being fooled by car salesmen.