[svnee]

This is an idea I also considered, given that in Europe the software is similarly awful, but at least the guy (yes, the one guy) here is still doing some improvements.

See http://www.topturnier.de/ for what he is doing.

If one would like to do something in this space I'd go with a solution where you can rent the equipment, get it shipped to you in boxes and ship it back later. For larger organisers you could arrange for leasing options or an on-premise installation that has an auto-update.

The advantage would be to provide offline capabilities including a controlled network environment for adjudicators.