I think you need to pony up some facts. As far as I know there any no shipping ivi systems running Android. Try again? Plenty of aftermarket systems however, especially for the China market where it is the driving part that is the driver distraction and not the ivi system.
They're all integrating Google Maps and search services.
first you say.. they are running Android, but can't back it up. Now you are saying they are running Google Maps.. but I again I say.. "pony up the facts fella". keep trying.. as far as I know.. everyone is using onboard maps and not going over cell to get Maps. data please. else please quit with the propaganda. Keep in mind cell is not available everywhere. that is why Nav IVI systems needs on board maps.
Its very simple guys... the IT compartment can get into the Surface and load their corporate spyware etc and lock it down... and hook into corporate Exchange, secure sign-in etc.
With iPad and iOS... not so straight forward. The IT control freeks hate Apple because Apple is control freeks about not letting them be control freeks! Errrr..ya.
And yes, Microsoft probably gave these to them for free. Same old story.
End of year should show payout to Delta by MS and another 9Million write off for Surface 2 products unsold.
This is nuts. MS throwing cash I'm sure to influence Delta. Just like they did with Rockstar to get Grand Theft Auto onto Xbox. Same with Final Fantasy. The question now is%u2026 Can MS afford to buy ALL the airline companies?
The new iPads will be equipped with the fingerprint sensor that every body wants for convenience. I wonder if Delta pilots will complain to the IT department when the new iPads debutted next week.
Its very simple guys... the IT compartment can get into the Surface and load their corporate spyware etc and lock it down... and hook into corporate Exchange, secure sign-in etc.
With iPad and iOS... not so straight forward. The IT control freeks hate Apple because Apple is control freeks about not letting them be control freeks! Errrr..ya.
Um, that same control IS available to IT departments with iPads.
Our corporate-issued iPads are extremely limited ... cannot use App-Store or add any apps to it, has proprietary apps loaded... corporate can access the iPad and wipe it anytime it is connected to the internet... among other things. Not because there's anything different about the hardware or OS, but because corporate IT CAN configure them with these restrictions.
(Sure, I could restore it and regain a consumer iPad, but would have no way of loading the corporate apps to it and various other corporate requirements.)
davidc, you are SO right about this statement. Many years ago, I used to see people 'sneaking' their Macs into work because they where a LOT better than working on Windows... I even recall at one stage quoting on some Mac computers to a media outlet -they needed to run DOS, so I showed them DOS running on a Mac, blew them away. The quote got rejected because the organisation that received my quote got brought out by Microsoft. The result was they purchased PC's with windows and was was even more frustrating is that these PC's for some reason COULD NOT RUN DOS at all!
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I think you need to pony up some facts. As far as I know there any no shipping ivi systems running Android. Try again? Plenty of aftermarket systems however, especially for the China market where it is the driving part that is the driver distraction and not the ivi system.
They're all integrating Google Maps and search services.
first you say.. they are running Android, but can't back it up. Now you are saying they are running Google Maps.. but I again I say.. "pony up the facts fella". keep trying.. as far as I know.. everyone is using onboard maps and not going over cell to get Maps. data please. else please quit with the propaganda. Keep in mind cell is not available everywhere. that is why Nav IVI systems needs on board maps.
Did you seriously just lump Tesla into the same crapagory as Ford? SERIOUSLY?!
With iPad and iOS... not so straight forward. The IT control freeks hate Apple because Apple is control freeks about not letting them be control freeks! Errrr..ya.
And yes, Microsoft probably gave these to them for free. Same old story.
If/when they factor in the eventual cost of maintaining antivirus software for all those Surface 2's, they'll realize they made a bad investment.
My only guess is they saw how horrible iOS7.
BYOD = Bring Your Own Device
BSOD = ???
BYOD = Bring Your Own Device
BSOD = ???
BSOD = Ballmer S***s On Delta
My only guess is they haven't seen how horrible Windows 8 RT is.
Delta slogans
1929 Speed, Comfort and Safety
1930s Speed, Comfort and Convenience
1935 The Trans-Southern Route
1940 The Airline of the South
1948 None Faster. None Finer. To and Through the South.
1950s Hospitality and Service from the Heart
1950s One of America’s Pioneer-Scheduled Airlines
1959 The Airline with the Big Jets
1966 The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Air Travel
1968 Delta Is Ready When You Are
1970 That’s the Delta Spirit
1970 The Airline Run by Professionals
1974 Delta Is My Airline
1980 Airlines Are the Same. Only People Make the Difference.
1984 Delta Is Ready When You Are
1984 Delta Gets You There
1987 We Love to Fly and It Shows
1992 Ready When You Are
1994 You’ll Love the Way We Fly
1997 On Top of the World
2005 Good Goes Around
Current Keep Climbing
2015 Control-Alt-Delete
[...] I'm guessing Microsoft either gave them away or gave Delta a HUGE discount just for the sake of media exposure.
Thanks... saved me from typing it.
The news would play well for them on a web site like AppleInsider.com and other tech enthusiast web sites.
This is nuts. MS throwing cash I'm sure to influence Delta. Just like they did with Rockstar to get Grand Theft Auto onto Xbox. Same with Final Fantasy. The question now is%u2026
Can MS afford to buy ALL the airline companies?
Delta slogans
1929 Speed, Comfort and Safety
1930s Speed, Comfort and Convenience
1935 The Trans-Southern Route
1940 The Airline of the South
1948 None Faster. None Finer. To and Through the South.
1950s Hospitality and Service from the Heart
1950s One of America’s Pioneer-Scheduled Airlines
1959 The Airline with the Big Jets
1966 The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Air Travel
1968 Delta Is Ready When You Are
1970 That’s the Delta Spirit
1970 The Airline Run by Professionals
1974 Delta Is My Airline
1980 Airlines Are the Same. Only People Make the Difference.
1984 Delta Is Ready When You Are
1984 Delta Gets You There
1987 We Love to Fly and It Shows
1992 Ready When You Are
1994 You’ll Love the Way We Fly
1997 On Top of the World
2005 Good Goes Around
Current Keep Climbing
2015 Control-Alt-Delete
Like how they dropped "safety" between 1929 and 1930's :-)
1929 Speed, Comfort and Safety
1930s Speed, Comfort and Convenience
Its very simple guys... the IT compartment can get into the Surface and load their corporate spyware etc and lock it down... and hook into corporate Exchange, secure sign-in etc.
With iPad and iOS... not so straight forward. The IT control freeks hate Apple because Apple is control freeks about not letting them be control freeks! Errrr..ya.
Um, that same control IS available to IT departments with iPads.
Our corporate-issued iPads are extremely limited ... cannot use App-Store or add any apps to it, has proprietary apps loaded... corporate can access the iPad and wipe it anytime it is connected to the internet... among other things. Not because there's anything different about the hardware or OS, but because corporate IT CAN configure them with these restrictions.
(Sure, I could restore it and regain a consumer iPad, but would have no way of loading the corporate apps to it and various other corporate requirements.)
WTF!!