Andy Farkas posted this same news in January: http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/link/2013-January/099100.html
> Correction: an *additional* $5m after the $32m already given! > > http://www.zdnet.com/au/ato-pays-dws-au5m-to-get-e-tax-mac-ready-7000009609/ > > Wish I could be a software engineer for DWS! The pay must be amazing! > > -andyf So 4 months later and $37 Million and it's still not ready. On 2013/May/21, at 10:17 PM, Kim Holburn wrote: > http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/tax-office-spends-52m-to-put-etax-on-mac-20130521-2jxwy.html > >> Tax Office spends $5.2m to put e-tax on Mac > >> "I doubt you'd find anyone anywhere that would call that a bargain," Mr >> Ivanovich said. >> >> Peter Wells, editor of Apple fan website MacTalk.com.au, said: >> >> "For software this complex and this important I think six figures is a >> totally fair amount, but I have no idea if seven figures is a fair amount," >> Mr Wells said. >> >> "But to be honest, I think that they probably should have spent that money >> on a web-based system, because all they've got now is a Mac application when >> there are more iPhone and other iOS devices [like iPads] ... in this country >> right now than there are Macs on desks." >> >> Regardless, Mr Wells said it was great that a Mac version was coming – "but >> it's almost like [the Tax Office has] finally caught up to where they should >> have been in 2007". >> >> "They've got a hell of a long way to get to 2013." > > No mention of Linux in the whole article. Still, I used to use a Mac with > wine. > > -- > Kim Holburn > IT Network & Security Consultant > T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 > mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn > skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
