UK Dev Deflates Hype: US Gov Website Demo Shows Features UK Has Had for a Decade
isnit0 · x · 2026-10-01
Pushing back on the breathless excitement over the US government's slick America[dot]Gov demo, the author notes the UK government has offered similar functionality for over a decade without fanfare — a reminder that marketing, not novelty, drove the hype.
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