[mdlug] Lou Novak asked us to send you this post from Engadget

Bob Dion starline at wideopenwest.com
Tue Mar 4 17:38:42 EST 2008


Dave Arbogast wrote:
> 
> Bob Dion wrote:
> 
>> Jeff Hanson wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 5:00 PM,  <lnovak1 at ford.com> wrote:
>>>    
>>>
>>>>                 [4]Microsoft speculates on ad-supported Sync
>>>>      
>>>>
>>> I can see the potential in it.  The ECU could signal Sync that the
>>> engine efficiency is lower than normal.  Sync could then suggest
>>> solutions the driver can select from like "Gummout Anti-Virus for
>>> ECUs".
>>>    
>>>
>> and here's an interesting article that showed up in the free press a 
>> couple weeks ago. Looks like MS up to their old tricks again, make 
>> someone else's system malfunction so they can replace it with their own.
>>
>> Sync, navigation a bad match
>> Together they make iPod play frustrating
>>
>> http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/COL14/802170637/
>>
>> BD
>> ______________
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> Notice the FreePress slurping a little info from you? Twice that page 
> attempts to send data back a couple of times?
> 
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> http://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?csid=J06575
> 
> -dave


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BD



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