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  1. Join Date
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    #11
    Quote Originally Posted by splerdu
    The problem with the i-Drive is that it's complicated, and relies on unreliable software (Windows CE). I have nothing against using computers for managing a car... airplanes wouldn't be as safe as they are today without computers. What's bad here is you have a complex system running on an unreliable base. If something fails, everything fails and that's very bad... Imagine if Windows crashed while you were driving at 200kph!

    The drawback is that modern consumer operating systems do not have a failsafe mode. Windows, MacOSX, even Linux won't know what to do in case a program goes awry and crashes. Flight control systems use a proprietary OS where all points of failure are mapped out. For every possible case, the computer will always have a fallback plan. IMO BMW was incredibly naive to think they can just substitue a consumer OS for what should be a fail-safe system, and using Windows, no less!
    Hehe... ilang beses ba magcrash ang freshly installed Windows? Paano pa kung marami ng duming kahalo... :mrgreen:

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    #12
    Kawawang tao talaga...tsk..tsk.:o

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    #13
    kasi dapat ang BMW.. sa atin binibigay at hinde sa opisyal.. hehehe.. they are to special for the cars.. hahahaha :lol:

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    #14
    Kawawa namn ung prime minister prisoner in his own car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:!::roll::lol::lol:

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    #15
    ... so they had to smash the windows when Windows crashed... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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    #16
    what!?!?!
    8O
    :lol::lol::lol:

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    #17
    there are far better companies other than microsoft that develop software for cars. nalimutan ko na yung name but the company that makes the ecu ng mga F1 cars is a good example. i saw their site a few months ago. <something>wind yata yung pangalan. baliw naman ang BMW to think that microsoft can handle yung programming ng i-Drive nila. :evil:


    either way, they should have built-in some sort of safety cut-out sa car so that it unlocks the doors, shuts of the engine, slows down automatically (when driving) pag nag-crash ang windows CE nila.

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    #18
    I agree with the statement about Windows CE. My iPaq always loses data for one reason or another....aggravating :x

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