Fords may soon have more Windows
One can look at this move in a few ways. Here’s the move: Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft are rumored to announce a new version of Windows called “Windows Automotive” to run inside of Ford Vehicles.
The new “Sync” software package will bring drivers hands-free cell phone use, downloading music, and possibly check e-mail.
The announcement is planned to be made at the North American International Car Show in Detroit next weekend and at the Consumer Electrics Show in Las Vegas a day earlier.
The roll-out will start with the Ford Focus and Ford 500, both models geared at the “youth market”. All Fords are expected to have this option in the 2008 model year.