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Entries from January 27th, 2009

Microsoft Does Ford Sync

January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Microsoft’s biggest success in the effort to get their technology into cars so far has been Ford’s Sync platform.
Ford Sync has many voice-activated functions allowing you to control the radio, phone, and other stuff with your voice. However, I wonder if someone on 91.5 Public Radio suddenly yelled some secret “blue screen” command to make [...]

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Comparing the Computer and Auto Industry Technologies

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · snopes

Microsoft and the car industry did not get off to a solid start back in the 90’s, in fact there were several variations of jokes suggesting Microsoft and the auto industry stay far away from each other!
See this on Snopes.com – “GM Replies to Bill Gates“.
Some genius items like, if Microsoft made a car, you [...]

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Hello world! – Car .NET

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
This is the first post for Car .NET – our new blog covering Connected Car and other Microsoft Auto technologies.

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