Posted on 02/22/2014 2:04:31 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
Ford CEO Alan Mulally, who was said to be a candidate to become Microsoft's CEO until early this year,
You're not being considered any more Bud!!!
who is this blackberry some dude living in the WH???
QNX is great software. Probably the only smart move RIM has made in the past 5 years is buying the company. Say buh-bye M$...
MS rejected him so he's paying them back.
I’d say more like a PoisonBerry.
Could be...
i heard he likes boys
maybe boysinberry
good one
chocolate covered
> QNX is great software.
Wow. I used QNX (we pronounced it Q-nix) on a project in 1991! The OS had character-cell based “panels” with tabs and other advanced-for-the-time features, especially when used in character-cell based “windows”. We used it in its non-preemptive mode specifically for the real-time application we were developing.
Umm, years ago their was a story in the CAD world that a major CAD software company spilled the beans before the ink was dry and an un-named automaker didn't go with their product because of that. Oh boy, some of these Corp Cultures don't take well to these leaks. Let's see what happens.
FWIW, I know an apple fan who's better half works @ Ford and for eon's has asked why wasn't it apple based. Sync goes Blue-Screen of Death mode at times so maybe this is a good move...
Blackberry still exists?
Sync has a bit of delay in it, speed would be good...
Microsoft is too big and tries to be everything to everyone in one platform. That is their business model.
Meanwhile, the future of operating systems belongs to those who focus on the individual and limited tasks. A small nimble OS that does a few things extremely well is far more attractive than a large clunky system that can do everything adequately.
Just my .02
IMHO this makes sense as Ford strives to be the American Audi, not an American BMW. Audi is considered by autowonks to be the techno-performance flagship ( according to my auto gnome ) of cars. If you look at it from that perspective this decision would be spot on, that and the fact that Consumer Ranking Systems rule the world and the Sync system is knocking them way down from where they should be because of it ( aka MS operating system ).
I’ve been told Blackberry is much more secure than MS.
“QNX is great software.”
Agreed here. They have been ahead of their time for a long time, and have always pushed reliability over speed/features. There may even be spacecraft/satellites that use it.
When Microsoft comes out with “Windows for Nuclear Power Plants”, I’m outa here.
When I did contract work for the US Army we used cisco network gear and the computers ran windows embedded — no spinny hard drive meant quick boot up and very reliable. Of course there wasnt much pron you could view over a microwave link but it worked.
” In-vehicle technology is the top selling point for 39 percent of auto buyers, more than twice the 14 percent who say their first consideration is traditional performance measures such as power and speed”
So apparently a Fiat 500 or “Smart Car” or the like, would be preferred over a Lexus, Infiniti, Mustang, Firebird, Camero and a whole host of others as long as they are better “connected”? I’m really at a lost for words here.
When I did contract work for the US Army we used cisco network gear and the computers ran windows embedded — no spinny hard drive meant quick boot up and very reliable. Of course there wasnt much pron you could view over a microwave link but it worked.
They did apparently get most of the bugs out of Windows CE (embedded)...many GPS’s and automotive nav systems use it. My wife’s car uses it, and it has never crashed (both Windows CE and the car!).But the reputational damage was done. I was one of many millions of people who participated it Windows CE’s beta test...by paying hundreds of dollars for products based on it starting 15 years ago.
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