> Like that, a few companies are specialized in sucking public funds and delivering nothing. Or just the minimum to say that they did something.
Agreed. Fraunhofer institute in Germany is a prime example.
> Like that, a few companies are specialized in sucking public funds and delivering nothing. Or just the minimum to say that they did something.
Agreed. Fraunhofer institute in Germany is a prime example.
In all cases, it is not 100% of the money that is wasted uselessly. There is still a few percents that are directly to useful use. Like there some companies or big companies that contribute in some cases in significant open source projects that are used by everyone. But that is more the exception than the norm.
You mean the guys that invented MP3s and were major contributors to h264?
Yes, I mean exactly these guys, who did effectively nothing since these "glory" days (which are not really so glory if you Look at the entire story).
This insitution could not exist a minute without tax payer money and provides very, very little in return. Mediocre (at best) employees with the work ethic of public officials, and we know what this means when talking Germany...