In April 2003 the official line was that adding catapults/arrestor gear was a nil cost upgrade, if required. It only takes one senior man to say it, followed by dirty looks at the horrified faces in the audience, to make it policy!
In early 1997, the in-house (Boscombe) prototype mission system for an RN helicopter was built around the forthcoming Windows 98. The famous logo appeared when initialised. Licensing problems meant contracting bespoke software to industry, which was years behind as they weren't a patch (!) on Boscombe.