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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:30:55 GMT
From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: BMWs keep trying to smoke me!


in article b2u0vt$1g3647$4nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de, davehinznopsamcop.net at davehinznopsamcop.net wrote on 18/02/2003 19:19: > Someone who looks an awful lot like MeatballTurbo > <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: >> In article <22a4a.10020$I6.1681126nopsaml1.home.nl>, nomailnopsamhere.no >> spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... >>> >>> To compensate for the size of their..... ? >>> >> BMW iDrive in the new 7 series. > > iDrive. Running Windows to control critical functions of a moving > vehicle. I'm amazed that BMW would expose themselves to the liability > of using a product which even the manufacturer says shouldn't be used for > any applications where life safety is at stake (control systems, > medical diagnostics, etc). Check out http://nospam.com/612e for some sniggering. > The reports of critical things going wrong under iDrive is amusing > in one way, but damn scary in another. I wonder how long it'll be > until someone ports it to Linux. I doubt BMW drivers would put "Penguin Powered" on the back/side of their cars :) Paul

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