Private Equity findet eine neue Gewinnquelle: Freiwillige Feuerwehren | Ländliche Behörden verlassen sich seit langem auf kostengünstige Softwarelösungen, um ihren Betrieb am Laufen zu halten. Aber Feuerwehrchefs berichten von starken Preissteigerungen, da Investoren in den Markt eingestiegen sind.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/us/fire-department-software-private-equity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.lsjI.muSrGs6ScMjh
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vultures, picking at the carcass of america
The more I look at the economies of the mid to late 20th century the more I see what would be considered “slop” in today’s economy. Money left on the table for whatever reason but it seems as if that’s what kept the whole machine going. We have to change the incentives in the system somehow else it’ll collapse.
They’ve cornered the market on municipal fire departments as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW-RtTRm8w
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Sounds like this is an area ripe for some open source development. It would probably be better, too.