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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal Their software is so poor that it caused pr
by pipes 9d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Their software is so poor that it caused probably the biggest miscarriage of justice in history. Well that and Fujitsu staff colluding with post office executives to put innocent people in prison rather than admit there was a problem
- varispeed 9d agoI wouldn't trust that this CPU can do maths properly.
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- Maken 9d agoThe 'Fujitsu' that made the shitty software was a British consulting company that was acquired by Fujitsu [1] to farm public contracts. This is made by the Japanese parent company. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Computers_Limited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Computers_Limite...
- nisegami 9d agoYou're right, but the scandal is so upsetting that I personally cannot ever look at Fujitsu the same way even. Also, I think you're neglecting that a large part of why it became so bad was that Fujitsu claimed there was no issue with their software. Even if it were built by a company they acquired, the response to the developing situation was something that the parent company should have stepped in to oversee.
- varispeed 9d agoIt is ultimately Fujitsu responsibility.
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- pipes 9d agoNot trying to be obnoxious, but it's still Fujitsu.
- thinkybrewster 9d agoIn a very specific legal sense, it isn't, we are talking about two entirely separate legal entities (and ultimately groups of people) which have a relation of ownership, not directorship.
- timthorn 8d agoIt's seriously underselling ICL to call it a consulting company, though by the time of the Fujitsu acquisition that might be accurate.
- pipes 9d agoI'm surprised at the downvotes for this, does anyone think I'm misrepresenting the facts? I genuinely don't think I am.