Diebold Sues Massachusetts for "Wrongful Purchase" 422
elBart0 writes "Diebold has decided to sue the commonwealth of Massachusetts for choosing a competitor to provide voting machines for the disabled. Diebold wants to force the state to stop using the machines immediately, despite the upcoming municipal elections in many towns. The commonwealth chose the competitor based on an open process that included disabled groups. Diebold executives appeared confused when encountering election officials who made an intelligent choice."
In Soviet Massachusetts... (Score:4, Funny)
Sorry, I cound't stop myself.
It's a time honored tradition (Score:2, Funny)
The problem with the Diebold machines (Score:5, Funny)
It's about time. (Score:5, Funny)
Clearly the best product for any situation is the one that the biggest company is pushing. It's not like companies get to be big in the first place by overcharging for their products and using the courts to keep competition down.
Re:Biased Summary (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good move! (Score:5, Funny)
Next up: Diebold sues the voters but allows quick settlements of $3000 each.
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Biased Summary (Score:3, Funny)
Last thing I want to see is Sony getting a precident to sue people for not buying their stuff...
Catch 22 (Score:5, Funny)
It's easy to see how things got mixed up from there...
Re:Biased Summary (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good move! (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, it worked great for SCO! Oh, wait...
Re:What a GREAT business Strategy. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Biased Summary (Score:5, Funny)
I think that says it all
Re:Biased Summary (Score:5, Funny)
I can only imagine it went something like this:
Diebold exec: ... so we want to sue them because they went with our competitors, and, uhm, that's not fair. Because we always win. And, like, why should someone else get to win? It's not fair.
... ... ... we'll get right on it.
Diebold lawyer: *stifling laughter* That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Diebold exec: We're paying you how much?
Diebold lawyer:
Vote counting (Score:3, Funny)
Just got my lawsuit from GM! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good move! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Good move! (Score:5, Funny)
If I was purchasing voting machines for another state I would add: "doesn't sue potential customers when it loses a bid" to my list of qualifications. That would clearly put Diebold out of the running.
Every once in a while you read about executives from a company that are so ridiculously inept that it is funny. Diebold certainly fits that description.
No fair! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Biased Summary (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In Soviet Massachusetts... (Score:5, Funny)
Diebold's real complaint is ... (Score:5, Funny)
Call Diebold and tell them what you think (Score:5, Funny)
Corporate Headquarters: [diebold.com] 1-330-490-4000
Here's what I just emailed to their PR department:
Re:In Soviet JAX (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good move! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Biased Summary (Score:2, Funny)
I can understand why diebold sued. Did you guys read the contract requirements?
Clearly there is something fishy is going on in Commuchusetts. How can AutoMARK win such a bid when they clearly don't meet the requirements? Thank you Diebold for looking out for Commochusetts taxpayers!
Re:Makes sense (no, really!) (Score:3, Funny)
I have no faith in logic or reason at any level of government or the courts, anymore. I have seen them agree to too many things that simply boggle the mind.
objective news reporting (Score:5, Funny)
Uhhmm...when reporting on Objective-C?
Re:Call Diebold and tell them what you think (Score:5, Funny)
Eloquent. I'm sure they'll see the error of their ways.
Re:Biased Summary (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Biased Summary (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's a time honored tradition (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good move! (Score:4, Funny)
I would also encourage any other large company who so chooses to sue someone for not taking their calls, and sue vendors for not giving them services for free. If we get those two squared away I think we could all be much more successful.
Re:In Soviet JAX (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Biased Summary (Score:2, Funny)
Feh (Score:3, Funny)
DG
Why stop at punctuation? (Score:5, Funny)
Flange Samson ton magnet flipper, lumberyard milquetoast tire iron?
Re:Why stop at punctuation? (Score:5, Funny)
Lumberyard milquetoast tire iron? I roughshod pothole squiggle bass, you insensitive clod!
Re:In Soviet Massachusetts... (Score:5, Funny)
That didn't happen to be "a long time ago a in a galaxy far, far away", did it?
Re:In Soviet Massachusetts... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This is not uncommon (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe one of the criteria was "Cannot be unlocked with a hotel wet bar key."
Uhhh.... (Score:3, Funny)