tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23380642.post4320476058293659392..comments2023-02-26T08:53:12.622-08:00Comments on Media Monopoly: Operating System Under the Hood - Windows AutomotiveDavid Rodeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723327160781202681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23380642.post-57290965069545294532013-06-25T00:27:25.053-07:002013-06-25T00:27:25.053-07:00In a 2013 new rental car and got to use Sync, the ...In a 2013 new rental car and got to use Sync, the Microsoft vehicle dashboard OS. The touch display was nice, the biggest I've seen in a car (besides Teslas), but the system was a remarkably poor experience. No navigation, no map, no local info; it displays the radio station, but not the song/artist as most systems do these days. Not sure who they think this serves - it's practically useless.<br /><br /> Frustrated by the limited options, I used my +Samsung Note 2 for Navigation and proceeded to plug into the cars handy USB port to get a trickle charge. Uhh oh!.. that was a mistake. Apparently Sync scans the USB port for audio files because the cars voice immediate said "I cannot play unlicensed DRM music". Which is odd because I don't have any music files on it. Then it proceeded to autoplay some random voicemail file of my phone through the car stereo! #privacyfailure. I suppose that would be very cool if I wanted it to do that; but I just wanted some power #nostringsattached. Ironically I could not get the Google Navigation audio to come through the car sound system; though I suspect that is a limitation of the +Google Maps app.<br /><br />Perhaps most shocking was that when a Microsoft phone is plugged into Microsoft Sych, guess what happens?... "USB device not supported" #techfail<br /><br />Poor MSFT.. doesn't know "where it wants to go today".<br /><br /> +Microsoft +Ford Motor Company RelevantAdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649839883617352018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23380642.post-77389555438797872902013-06-25T00:15:53.208-07:002013-06-25T00:15:53.208-07:00In a 2013 new rental car and got to use Sync, the ...In a 2013 new rental car and got to use Sync, the Microsoft vehicle dashboard OS. The touch display was nice, the biggest I've seen in a car (besides Teslas), but the system was a remarkably poor experience. No navigation, no map, no local info; it displays the radio station, but not the song/artist as most systems do these days. Not sure who they think this serves - it's practically useless.<br /><br /> Frustrated by the limited options, I used my +Samsung Note 2 for Navigation and proceeded to plug into the cars handy USB port to get a trickle charge. Uhh oh!.. that was a mistake. Apparently Sync scans the USB port for audio files because the cars voice immediate said "I cannot play unlicensed DRM music". Which is odd because I don't have any music files on it. Then it proceeded to autoplay some random voicemail file of my phone through the car stereo! #privacyfailure. I suppose that would be very cool if I wanted it to do that; but I just wanted some power #nostringsattached. Ironically I could not get the Google Navigation audio to come through the car sound system; though I suspect that is a limitation of the +Google Maps app.<br /><br />Perhaps most shocking was that when a Microsoft phone is plugged into Microsoft Sych, guess what happens?... "USB device not supported" #techfail<br /><br />Poor MSFT.. doesn't know "where it wants to go today".<br /><br /> +Microsoft +Ford Motor Company RelevantAdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649839883617352018noreply@blogger.com