Monday, December 8, 2003
Microsoft Revs Its Automotive Engines
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:57 PM
"The software maker has persuaded a number of carmakers to use its slimmed-down Windows CE operating system to power a variety of in-car electronics, from navigation systems to music players to information devices. BMW, in particular, has gravitated to Microsoft systems, although the company has announced wins with Honda, Volvo and others as well.
Microsoft has kept its car talk to a dull roar in recent months, but is expected to talk more about its effort in January, when Chairman Bill Gates delivers a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In a speech to a group of university researchers in July, though, Gates offered a bold forecast..."
Windows CE in your car - something you'd want, or not? For me, it would depend on what sorts of systems the OS was controlling, and how critical they were. We also need to consider that it's likely to be a sealed system, without the possibility of third party software causing instability.
Microsoft has kept its car talk to a dull roar in recent months, but is expected to talk more about its effort in January, when Chairman Bill Gates delivers a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In a speech to a group of university researchers in July, though, Gates offered a bold forecast..."
Windows CE in your car - something you'd want, or not? For me, it would depend on what sorts of systems the OS was controlling, and how critical they were. We also need to consider that it's likely to be a sealed system, without the possibility of third party software causing instability.
