Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:07:54 +0000 From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: The Saab owner
in article atleja$8okf$1nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de, davehinznopsamcop.net at davehinznopsamcop.net wrote on 16/12/2002 20:55: > Someone who looks an awful lot like Skodapilot > <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: >> In article <2zYa+FAuKZ$9Ewhtnopsam.demon.co.uk>, cggsnopsamere.co.uk >> spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... >>> I wouldn't put too much money on the long term survival of Fiat either. >>> It may be that one of the others will in due course buy up Ferrari and >>> Maser and either dump the rest or else do a VAG/Seat/Skoda job on them. >>> >> Wouldn't surprise me. >> And now Bill gates has succesfully gotten Windows CE onto a smartphone, >> how long before it is controlling the OSD/digital dash display in a >> modern car, if not the Ecu itself? Could be the first real BSOD. > > A microsoft *anything* built in to a Saab would be enough to get me > to switch brands of car. It's not stable enough for the desktop, it's > damn sure not stable enough for an automobile. Ditto! You can just imaging the Microsoft ignition ... "You look like you're trying to start your car ... Do you want some help with starting your car?" Or even, "You look like you're trying to make an emergency st..." BSOD Still, the Apple car would make sure that you can't use any of the built-in gadgets without a valid .mac account, eh? > Failed miserably in the US Navy ship that it shut down, as well. The UK Navy had a brief and mysterious contract with Amiga once. They use Solaris now to fire the Polaris - "Boom ... Tish ... Thankyou, I'm here all week" :) Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html
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