The latest version of Microsoft’s automotive operating system is on the market, the company has announced. Windows Automotive 5.0, based on Microsoft’s embedded OS Windows CE 5.0, can render complex 3D graphics, such as those used in navigation systems, with its expanded virtual memory support. “The bottom line is that Microsoft, with respect to its operating systems is looking beyond the PC,” Joe Wilcox, senior analyst, Jupiter Media, told TechNewsWorld. “There’s a lot of opportunity around devices that you use with embedded chips. Autos would be one example.”
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Microsoft Updates Windows for Cars
Posted by: Susan B. Shor July 13, 2005 09:46 AMThe latest version of Microsoft’s automotive operating system is on the market, the company has announced. Windows Automotive 5.0, based on Microsoft’s embedded OS Windows CE 5.0, can render complex 3D graphics, such as those used in navigation systems, with its expanded virtual memory support. “The bottom line is that Microsoft, with respect to its operating systems is looking beyond the PC,” Joe Wilcox, senior analyst, Jupiter Media, told TechNewsWorld. “There’s a lot of opportunity around devices that you use with embedded chips. Autos would be one example.”