02-23-2014, 10:46 PM | #1 |
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Microsoft out, Blackberry in??
I hated Mysync/touch/whatever so much. this looks interesting
http://blog.caranddriver.com/ford-dr...ackberry-unit/
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02-24-2014, 08:41 AM | #2 |
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In general terms, this is why I don't like advanced technology/infotainment packages as build options. iOS/Android/Sync/BB all have ridiculously short development cycles when compared to a typical car's lifespan, and software updates will only go so far. I don't even like buying built-in nav, because that cool-looking screen today will look mighty silly in three years.
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02-24-2014, 08:52 AM | #3 |
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Also, keep in mind that what Ford is now going with is really QNX, which was acquired by BB in order to give them a modern OS (rolled out with BB10). QNX's specialty was embedded OS for automotive -- so Ford finally got fed up with MS on Sync and went to a more stable environment...
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Show me a 10 year old car with an interior that doesn't look dated. Show me a 10 year old car with an exterior that doesn't look dated. It's the nature of the beast.
Blee, having a plug in standard is great...for a little while, but eventually that will become obsolete, too. And when then there are no devices left that work with the outdated standard...then what? At least with a self contained system, it won't be the useless waste of space that car phones are today in cars from the 90s.
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I understand the success that QNX has had and would like to think that QNX will survive when BB finally gasps its last breath, but it's really hard to understand why they chose to go this way today instead of iOS and/or Android.
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*Unless, I suppose, that non-ordered-nav-option manifests itself as a gigantic 10-inch-diagnonal piece of leather-grained hard black plastic held in with two small metal clips that rattles over every pothole. Maybe then I would think twice. |
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I remember everyone flipping out about the '84 Corvette dash. "What are you going to do when it burns out in XX years? Bahawawawa!!!! The sky is falling!" Odd as it may be, those video game dashes held up pretty well, but when the do fail, replacements are easy to come by (not the simplest thing to replace, but it can be done and parts are plentiful...unlike 1989 Z51 steering racks and other hard parts). And FWIW, the current My Ford Touch crap doesn't come standard with nav, you have to pay extra for that, but it uses the same hardware otherwise. Nav is just an SD card that you plug in. Come to think of it, the C4 Vette had a fancy looking do nothing display screen, too. ) And Doug's right...it's not like MFT really works to begin with either.
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