Surely it's no less ridiculous. But, to step on some touchy ground here...
The executives who approved the logo were very well-compensated tech industry leaders. And if they made a dumb decision then they deserved the finacial pain and community scorn they deserved. Shame on them. But the folks who paid for the blog were mid-level government officials in a comparatively impoverished nation with little local tech leadership or expertise to draw on. They got duped.
Our moral compass wants to draw different conclusions here. Which is the truth? Damned if I know.
It's really impossible to tell without knowing more details, given how many times gov't clients change requirements it's easily possible that they were just wasting time.
Also speaking of lots of money for wordpress sites, what did AOL pay for Techcrunch?
The executives who approved the logo were very well-compensated tech industry leaders. And if they made a dumb decision then they deserved the finacial pain and community scorn they deserved. Shame on them. But the folks who paid for the blog were mid-level government officials in a comparatively impoverished nation with little local tech leadership or expertise to draw on. They got duped.
Our moral compass wants to draw different conclusions here. Which is the truth? Damned if I know.