[mdlug] Interesting information about Windows "7"

[Dave Arbogast]

Aaron Kulkis wrote:

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>>Actually, an MS-driven automotive framework has been in place for
>>several years -- the BMW "iDrive" system (based on WinCE) -- and it's
>>been rife with problems, especially early on.  There has been at least
>>one report of the system "rebooting" on the freeway, for example.
>>Ford's "SYNC" system appears to be a lot less ambitious and invasive,
>>fortunately.  I wonder how the MS EULA differs for these products?
>>Microsoft is no more suited for automotive control applications than
>>it is for life-support systems...
>>
>>Google bmw idrive problems for a laugh.
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>Germans no less -- the most fanatical society when
>it comes to doing things precisely, exactly right,
>BY DESIGN.
>
>I can't think of any screw up bigger than designing
>an automotive control system on Windows -- I would
>sooner use an old Commodore 64 for this purpose.
>
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>
The German's I worked with in Stuttgart often remarked if M$ were a 
German company they would be at DOS 7.x.x but is would be absolutely 
stable and secure.

-dave