On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 15:54, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> What reason on Earth justified tying the music player to the vehicle >> control systems? > > In some cars, what used to be "the radio" is actually morphed into a > general-purpose interface for all sorts of things. The sales VP at > $WORK has an Audi which is almost more computer than it is car. The > same 5 inch LCD in the dash accesses music, navigation, cell phone, > climate controls, seat positions, driving preferences, engine > maintenance, etc., etc. Mark my words, the day isn't far off where > we're going to have to reboot our cars. > > [insert "If Microsoft made cars" joke here]
There is a reason why, when I bought my 2002 Kia Rio Cinco new from the dealer, that I specified a manual transmission, and no power anything. I will do the same, to the extent possible, if and when I ever buy a new car again. The fewest electronic gadgets possible, and as mechanically simple as possible. Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
