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Will Your Next Car Run Windows?

Posted by michael on from the tuneup-and-virus-scan-for-$29.95 dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is beginning to move into the automotive industry. Their 'Automotive Business Unit' is selling a custom version of Windows CE called Windows Automotive. Microsoft attended a conference in Detroit this week to promote their software."

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  1. Re:General Motors Protection Fault by xmas2003 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Please step on brake, gas, and clutch simultaneously to reboot.

    All three of those pedals are on the floor - humans have two legs - not a very good user-interface! ;-)

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  2. Re:Obligatory by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    I prefer "Stupid Useless Vehicle"

    The only thing lamer than the typical SUV owner, who bought one because they didn't want to be seen driving a minivan, is the design of the typical SUV...

    Note that if you have an actual use for an SUV that's ok. Also note that buying a vehicle because it looks cool is ok - except that big heavy SUVs are impossible to see over, under, through, or around, damage the roads, and consume more resources.

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  3. Re:Before "If Microsoft made cars..." jokes ensue by cayenne8 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Hmm...well, I heard someone say once..maybe in a book to try to "Die Broke". That's what I'm going for...why have money/real estate left over after I'm gone? I can't figure out how to 'take it with me'...so, not only am I gonna die broke...die in debt...and let them try to come get it from me...

    :-)

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  4. Re:Why Wait? by ComputerSherpa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I love that article! You can get the full text here.

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