Zack Mahdavi's Blog

Very interesting Infoworld article about the new software strategy being deployed by Microsoft’s chief software architect, Ray Ozzie.

It can’t be easy being Ray Ozzie. Microsoft’s chief software architect is just 18 months into the job as Bill Gates’ handpicked successor, yet depending on whom you ask, his tenure will either signal a bold new era for the company or mark the beginning of its terminal decline.

Toyota’s troubles continue to worsen. After being ridiculed for the past several weeks as producing “deathtraps”, leaked corporate memos are now beginning to appear.

The New York Times today reported that in 2009, Toyota knew about the unintended acceleration issue. The company saved themselves $100 million by limiting the recall to only the floormats of 2007 Camry’s and ES 350s.

In other words, Toyota looked to help their bottom line by sacrificing their goal to always “do the right thing.” It appears that not only did Toyota cost themselves billions by doing a much larger recall now, they’ve also lost much of the credibility they used to have.

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