From: Ted DeLoggio on 9 Feb 2010 20:33 Rod Pemberton wrote: > "spinoza1111" <spinoza1111(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:8e7a446f-d1b3-4566-a9cb-a50dcee719cc(a)s25g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >> Steve Wozniak has asked if the Toyota failures aren't software. > > Unlikely... > > No offense to the brilliant individuals at MS, but if automotive engineers, > esp. EE's, designed software, it wouldn't crash. Automotive companies > wouldn't be able to sell any cars if they had the many frequent failures of > MS Windows. Could you imagine the negative outcomes, the liability, the > complaints, if an automobile's engine controller software BSODed even once? > <snip> > > > Rod Pemberton > > IMO the differences in environment and size between an ECU and a PC operating system are sufficient to prohibit meaningful comparison. -- Ted DeLoggio
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