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It's seriously underselling ICL to call it a consulting company, though by the time of the Fujitsu acquisition that might be accurate.

You're right, but the scandal is so upsetting that I personally cannot ever look at Fujitsu the same way even. Also, I think you're neglecting that a large part of why it became so bad was that Fujitsu claimed there was no issue with their software. Even if it were built by a company they acquired, the response to the developing situation was something that the parent company should have stepped in to oversee.

Not trying to be obnoxious, but it's still Fujitsu.

In a very specific legal sense, it isn't, we are talking about two entirely separate legal entities (and ultimately groups of people) which have a relation of ownership, not directorship.

It is ultimately Fujitsu responsibility.