Windows in your car
And I don’t mean the kind that roll down, that’s Microsoft Windows I refer to. Microsoft is not content to monopolize just your computer. It wants Windows everywhere, including your car. Mike Elgan writes:
Microsoft wants to turn your car into a Windows machine (please, no “crash” jokes). And Microsoft isn’t alone. In-dash “infotainment,” emergency and diagnostic systems — called telematics — is a fast-growing sector and, more important, one that will make cars more fun and safer to drive.
A huge number of companies and researchers are working on transforming your automobile into the ultimate “mobile computer.” And why not? Cars have available electrical power, space for electronics, a captive audience and a central role in our lives.
You may hate Windows Vista, laugh at the Zune media player and completely ignore Windows Mobile, but Microsoft seems to be making all the right decisions about its Windows for Cars product, which is really called Microsoft Auto.
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