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From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Any Ada in this? Or would Ada have helped Toyota save $2b?...
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:58:11 -0800 (PST)
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On Feb 4, 4:14=A0pm, Adam Beneschan <a...@irvine.com> wrote:
> On Feb 4, 4:47=A0am, Martin <martin.do...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8497471.stm
>
> > It's states that this is a software problem but doesn't give
> > details...anyone know anything about this?
>
> (1) the linked article is mostly about flaws in the braking system, which=
 has
> not yet cost Toyota anywhere near $2B;

It's the figure quoted for lost revenue in the paragraph "Profits
Surge".


> (2) I can't find anywhere where
> the article refers to a software problem (thus, I have no idea what
> you mean by "[It] states that this is a software problem");

The original article headline mentioned software...but they've gone
and changed it!

Cheers
-- Martin