Volkswagen has now had a chance to tell the other side of the story -- and there does not seem to be one. I find this story utterly incredible. That a Worldcom or an Enron or a Madoff would "improve" the books -- I find that sadly typical of human nature. But that a publicly-traded, global company would apparently order a team of programmers to design and write software intended to deceive regulators and despoil the environment -- I find that utterly incredible. Volkwagen's stock is down 40% if I understand the news reports correctly. I wonder if they can -- I wonder if they should -- survive this.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 1:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Volkswagen Programmed Vehicle to Deactivate Pollution Control Systems I agree that the story as presented in the initial reports is pretty damning. I would like to hear "the other side of the story." I think there is at least some possibility that the intent of the programming was not malicious and that either it has the unintended side effect that the EPA has alleged, or possibly that the EPA misinterpreted it altogether. Overzealous regulation and prosecution is not unprecedented nor unheard-of. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
