____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 20 March 2008 08:30 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Linux well-positioned in booming telematics market
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| In five years, 30 million cars or 44 percent of the global total will ship
>>| with telematics devices such as navigation computers, safety systems,
>>| and "infotainment" systems, a study claims. The ABI Research report also
>>| forecasts a vibrant outlook for after-market telematics devices, where
>>| Linux has seen some success.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3110875142.html
>>
>> There's also this new one:
>>
>
> Linux is inevitable for this environment. Margins in car manufacturing
> are tight, BMW are currently reporting 5.59% net margin, so anything
> which helps to reduce the cost base is good.
>
> The use of open platforms always helps to prevent vendor lock-in,
> leaving the customer in the postition of owning their own services.
> Linux is the perfect OS platform for this.
The same could perhaps be said about airplanes. How much would Vista per seat
cost and what happens when the WGA server go down again? Or for that matter,
try to explain to an officer that you crashed your car after your car's
navigation unit crashed. It's not quite a question of just cost.
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~~ Best of wishes
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