Ford Sync to drop Microsoft in switch to QNX

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-22/ford-said-to-swap-blackberry-s-qnx-for-microsoft-in-sync-system.html

 

Ford Motor Co., struggling with in-car technology flaws, will base the next-generation Sync system on BlackBerry Ltd.’s QNX and no longer use Microsoft Corp.’s Windows, according to people briefed on the matter.

Using QNX will be less expensive than licensing Microsoft technology and will improve the flexibility and speed of the next Sync system, said the people, who declined to be identified because the decision hasn’t been made public. Ford has more than 7 million vehicles on the road with Sync using Microsoft voice-activated software to make mobile-phone calls and play music.

 

MS is losing ground in yet another fast changing tech sphere. And they also have Android and iOS that'll enter later to give them more headaches for in-car entertainment systems.

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MS just got a new CEO right?

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Yep, Satya Nadella-something. He has his work cut out