Picking the Perfect Program

A few days ago I told you about the first day of training on a new software program, during which I decided that I had AOADD. I still think I have it, but I'm beginning to think that this particular software is not so innocent. This program is painfully slow and has no advantages visible to the human eye.

The developers of this "suite" were on drugs. I can imagine the process:

"What's the easiest way enable copying a file - copy/paste?"
"That's so unoriginal. This package will have three different programs open at the same time. You select the folder in which you want to paste the file, jump into a different program to give it new parameters, go to back to the first program, locate the file to be copied, open the Action menu, and click Clone."
"What's the third program for?"
"I haven't figured that out yet, but it'll be really awsome when I do"
"Dude!" (high five)

The Comittee for Synergizing Application Implementation was on a budget. I imagine that the selection process went something like this:

"Application A is the Rolls Royce of its kind. It will not only resolve the issues we were having, but guarantees increased throughput and a smoother workflow. If we go with this, we'll receive on-site assistance throughout every step of the move, full training for all users, and a five-year warranty!"
"Whoa, but look at the price tag! That's out of our league."
"Well, application B has ten satisfied beta customers from companies just like ours and they'll provide training for the administrators."
"Still pretty steep. What are the other choices?"
"If we go with application C, we'll get a free microwave."
"Dude!" (high five)