# Enterprises blow nearly a third of software budgets on upgrades they never asked for

- Source: The Register
- Published: 2026-10-20T14:43:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/20/enterprises-blow-nearly-a-third-of-software-budgets-on-upgrades-they-never-asked-for/5304181
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/enterprises-blow-nearly-a-third-of-software-budgets-on-upgrades-they-n-f0ed53/

Keeping vendors happy is costing businesses millions, even when everything was working fine in the first place

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