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RockStoneSteel @ Jan 6th 2008 11:32PM
Somehow the thought of relying on a Microsoft product to aid injured passengers is not the least bit comforting. Undoubtedly, Microsoft will be providing 911 operators with ambiguities such as "passenger with GPF", or "driver has blue screen of death". If Microsoft operating systems can't clearly communicate issues with the users (issues that shouldn't exist to begin with), how can they honestly be relied upon for life critical issues?
The SYNC product and versatility is loooong overdue in vehicles. However, I'm hoping that other manufacturers wise up and go with a more stable and open source operating system such as Linux.
nardvark @ Jan 6th 2008 11:49PM
Seriously?
The system appears to work and be easy enough to use that car salesmen are capable of explaining it to car buyers. Why does that bother you so much?
Will @ Jan 7th 2008 12:00AM
the problem with windows is that it has to be made to work on thousands of different platforms, many of which dont use any of the same hardware...it's bound to fail on some. this is why apple has stuck to making their own hardware. that's what makes this microsoft product better than windows, because it runs on the same hardware in every vehicle and eliminates the issues that Windows has
wer @ Jan 7th 2008 12:08AM
hahahha! Nice.
I'm sorry your 911 call has encountered an error and needs to restart. Click (?) here to notify Microsoft.
xuttah @ Jan 7th 2008 12:20AM
Oh please. What would you rather have? An accident where you are too injured to move, or have been thrown from your vechicle, hoping that passers-by will see the accident and call 911? I'm not saying this is perfect, but it's better than nothing. This is a system that, while built on Windows code, is customized for this specific purpose. They did the same thing with Smartphones, and while you can argue which phone OS is better, the success of phones like the Blackjack show that they are good enough.
Rob @ Jan 7th 2008 3:31AM
I was thinking the exact same thing. One company I would trust my life to is Glock. Microsoft isn't on the list.
MC @ Jan 7th 2008 10:49AM
@Will
Apple does not make their own computer hardware. I don't know where your getting that from. They get their processers from intel, their VGA cards from NVidia, etc. Sure there might be some parts that are made specifically for them, but they are no different then the parts that go into PCs. Same parts, same failure rates. In the end, it's just a computer.
Now OS's are a different story, but Microsoft bashing isn't getting anywhere.
MC @ Jan 7th 2008 12:16PM
Unless of course your point was the OS, well, then i just missed it.
RP @ Jan 7th 2008 12:25PM
I think his point is that Apple controls their machines' hardware configurations -- limiting them to just a few.
PCs tend to be found with lots of wacky configurations, which convolutes the software test matrix.