KFC – unhygienic and insanitary in India!
I’ve always believed that big American companies treat developing countries like their dumping ground and violate rules without the fear of being sued. If a KFC in the US was found to be “un-hygienic and insanitary”, I’m sure courts would impose a penalty running into millions of dollars on them. The most popular KFC in New Delhi, the capital city of India, was shut down yesterday as it was a “Health Hazard”. The government order, clearly stating that the KFC was found to be “running under unsanitary and un-hygienic conditions” is posted here. This particular KFC was located in the densely populated North Campus area and was a regular hangout of Delhi University students. If such a well located and prime restaurant...
Toyota Recall – Indian car customers taken for many rides
It’s so easy for large companies like Toyota to get away without offering formal recalls in India. Worldwide, Toyota cars suffered from issues such as the accelerator pedal getting stuck or the brakes not always engaging. When these issues caught public attention, Toyota was quick to offer a recall in most countries except India. Toyota India has gone on records to release a statement related to the recall : http://www.toyotabharat.com/inen/message.asp . I quote from this statement “…I would first of all like to reassure you that the global recalls are not connected with the Indian market in any way. In other words, none of the Toyota vehicles available to buyers in India will be affected by these recalls.” I think the Toyota management is just using...
Why Apple beats Dell
I’ve had the experience in dealing with computer hardware for 15 years now.In these years, I’ve used, sold, recommended and experienced the life cycles of HP, Dell, IBM (Lenovo) and Apple products. One difference I’ve noticed with Apple is that their products are NOT designed just for competitive sales, they’re made to be useable. They decide the pricing after all the required quality and design parameters have been met. The other companies make products to compete in prices and features, not usability. Here’s a Forbes article that aptly describes why Apple beats Dell, and probably other vendors like Lenovo. http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/23/dell-computer-apple-markets-steve-jobs.html In technology, its not just about prices and...
Open letter to Paypal business head – blocked services in India
Dear Farhad This is in response to your post - https://www.thepaypalblog.com/2010/02/an-open-letter-from-farhad-irani-on-the-situation-in-india/ Hundreds, maybe thousands on Indians, particularly young people from the IT software industry are dependent on Paypal for receiving payments from abroad. After few years of service, Paypal faces some issues with RBI and it suddenly decides to stop all payments and withdrawals to bank accounts. You must currently be holding thousands if not millions of dollars that belong to people in India. It raises several questions about the whole way in which the issue is being handled and the ethics at work : a) There is NO official information on paypal.com/in about the difficulties you are facing. Why are you hiding...
Understanding Clients !
I wish understanding clients was an easy job. I also wish clients would be more understanding. Neither of my wishes have come true very often, at the same time, business continues to expand, which makes me think there is a way around. These thoughts come into my mind on a day I spent with two different clients. For both, I’m working on complex software projects to create custom information systems that meet their requirement. To do this, our teams have met several times, many design ideas were floated, mockups prepared and changes made as per their requirements. All steps of pre-defined SLDC (Software Development Life Cycle) is being followed, project plans are regularly updated etc. In the first case, it’s becoming impossible to understand the...
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