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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

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The '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_Limite...

You'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.

It is ultimately Fujitsu responsibility.

Not trying to be obnoxious, but it's still Fujitsu.

In 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.

It's seriously underselling ICL to call it a consulting company, though by the time of the Fujitsu acquisition that might be accurate.

I wouldn't trust that this CPU can do maths properly.

I'm surprised at the downvotes for this, does anyone think I'm misrepresenting the facts? I genuinely don't think I am.

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