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Ford US Cars to Get Bluetooth, Microsoft Operating System

Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 29th Dec 2006 20:36 UTC

Ford Motor Co. will unveil next month a hands-free Bluetooth wireless system and in-vehicle operating system developed by Microsoft as an option for its entire Ford brand lineup. The system will integrate some of the features of a personal computer into a car's cockpit, according to sources familiar with the auto maker's plans.

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no for me

by collinm on Fri 29th Dec 2006 20:54 UTC

Member since:
2005-07-15

sorry don't want ms in my car
prefer to buy a car who use linux embedded system

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RE: no for me

by fyysik on Fri 29th Dec 2006 20:59 in reply to "no for me"

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2006-02-19

You miss the point:) - MS OS is going to be too expensive for use with commodity-PC, forming soon 80% of its price.

So MSFT is searching for some items in which OS price isn't so noticeable, like new cars.

(While Vista Premium (or what it was?) costs already like older sort of used car)

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RE[2]: no for me

by collinm on Fri 29th Dec 2006 21:01 in reply to "RE: no for me"

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2005-07-15

company car try to reduce their cost
they sell so many cars if they can save a few buck by car, at the end the total saved is very important

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RE[2]: no for me

by tomcat on Fri 29th Dec 2006 22:42 in reply to "RE: no for me"

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2006-01-06

Yeah, whoo boy, that $99 for Windows XP Pro that I bought at Dell with my new laptop is gonna break the bank... I don't know how I can afford to buy groceries, let alone a computer with outrageous prices like that... /SARCASM

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