Ford replaces Microsoft with BlackBerry for its Sync in-car entertainment system

WORST DECISION EVER!!!

Seriously, BB is a dying company. It's like eating an already dying animal that has a rotting corpse. F THAT!

I manage a BB server at work and it truly is a dying company.

And who really gives a rat's ass about pinch-to-zoom in the F'ing car? Cricking your wrist/hand to do that while behind the wheel would be a pain in the ass (or wrist in this case)!

Capacitive touch isn't that important either in the car. Maybe a little nice but not that big a deal.

And OTA updates via wi-fi???? I highly doubt most peeps will ever update their car while sitting in the garage barely catching a modicum of the wireless signal they have in their house (if any at all).


I've seen head-up-your-ass decisions in the corporate world but seriously???????????? This is gonna be a swift kick in the bum for Ford later on.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too.....just lost a little respect for their 'long-term forecast model'

This may be a niche that Blackberry can thrive in if they get it right. Obviously, their mobile sales are crap, but if they can get traction in this market and sell the OS to more than one automaker, they may have a chance. OTA updates is a huge bonus, should lengthen the service life of the OS, as well as keep the map software up to date. I REFUSE to pay for a DVD to update the Nav in my car when Google maps on my phone is 10X better.

Originally posted by hearme0:

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WORST DECISION EVER!!!

Seriously, BB is a dying company. It's like eating an already dying animal that has a rotting corpse. F THAT!

I manage a BB server at work and it truly is a dying company.

And who really gives a rat's ass about pinch-to-zoom in the F'ing car? Cricking your wrist/hand to do that while behind the wheel would be a pain in the ass (or wrist in this case)!

Capacitive touch isn't that important either in the car. Maybe a little nice but not that big a deal.

And OTA updates via wi-fi???? I highly doubt most peeps will ever update their car while sitting in the garage barely catching a modicum of the wireless signal they have in their house (if any at all).


I've seen head-up-your-ass decisions in the corporate world but seriously???????????? This is gonna be a swift kick in the bum for Ford later on.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too.....just lost a little respect for their 'long-term forecast model'

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This is the best solution since Microsoft screwed sync up but blocking out and interaction with apple devices Ford had to dump them and get the better software that can handle android and apple devices ! Microsoft screwed themselves ...again lol !

Originally posted by hearme0:

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WORST DECISION EVER!!!

Seriously, BB is a dying company. It's like eating an already dying animal that has a rotting corpse. F THAT!

I manage a BB server at work and it truly is a dying company.

And who really gives a rat's ass about pinch-to-zoom in the F'ing car? Cricking your wrist/hand to do that while behind the wheel would be a pain in the ass (or wrist in this case)!

Capacitive touch isn't that important either in the car. Maybe a little nice but not that big a deal.

And OTA updates via wi-fi???? I highly doubt most peeps will ever update their car while sitting in the garage barely catching a modicum of the wireless signal they have in their house (if any at all).


I've seen head-up-your-ass decisions in the corporate world but seriously???????????? This is gonna be a swift kick in the bum for Ford later on.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too.....just lost a little respect for their 'long-term forecast model'

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Originally posted by lindtech:

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Why don't you just come out and say what you think? Don't hold back!

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Originally posted by hearme0:

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WORST DECISION EVER!!!

Seriously, BB is a dying company. It's like eating an already dying animal that has a rotting corpse. F THAT!

I manage a BB server at work and it truly is a dying company.

And who really gives a rat's ass about pinch-to-zoom in the F'ing car? Cricking your wrist/hand to do that while behind the wheel would be a pain in the ass (or wrist in this case)!

Capacitive touch isn't that important either in the car. Maybe a little nice but not that big a deal.

And OTA updates via wi-fi???? I highly doubt most peeps will ever update their car while sitting in the garage barely catching a modicum of the wireless signal they have in their house (if any at all).


I've seen head-up-your-ass decisions in the corporate world but seriously???????????? This is gonna be a swift kick in the bum for Ford later on.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too.....just lost a little respect for their 'long-term forecast model'

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Originally posted by hearme0:

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WORST DECISION EVER!!!

Seriously, BB is a dying company. It's like eating an already dying animal that has a rotting corpse. F THAT!

I manage a BB server at work and it truly is a dying company.

And who really gives a rat's ass about pinch-to-zoom in the F'ing car? Cricking your wrist/hand to do that while behind the wheel would be a pain in the ass (or wrist in this case)!

Capacitive touch isn't that important either in the car. Maybe a little nice but not that big a deal.

And OTA updates via wi-fi???? I highly doubt most peeps will ever update their car while sitting in the garage barely catching a modicum of the wireless signal they have in their house (if any at all).


I've seen head-up-your-ass decisions in the corporate world but seriously???????????? This is gonna be a swift kick in the bum for Ford later on.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too.....just lost a little respect for their 'long-term forecast model'

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Originally posted by bhetrick:

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Originally posted by hearme0:

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WORST DECISION EVER!!!

Seriously, BB is a dying company. It's like eating an already dying animal that has a rotting corpse. F THAT!

I manage a BB server at work and it truly is a dying company.

And who really gives a rat's ass about pinch-to-zoom in the F'ing car? Cricking your wrist/hand to do that while behind the wheel would be a pain in the ass (or wrist in this case)!

Capacitive touch isn't that important either in the car. Maybe a little nice but not that big a deal.

And OTA updates via wi-fi???? I highly doubt most peeps will ever update their car while sitting in the garage barely catching a modicum of the wireless signal they have in their house (if any at all).


I've seen head-up-your-ass decisions in the corporate world but seriously???????????? This is gonna be a swift kick in the bum for Ford later on.

I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too.....just lost a little respect for their 'long-term forecast model'

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You manage a BB server at work so that means you have the whole insight to the company... get over yourself.

BB has fallen on bad times... name us one company who hasn't at one point or another.

And I think Ford knows more about what features their customers want than some nutjob who spouts rubbish every chance he gets on AD.

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About bloody time. Sync F'N' S U C K S. Horrid, horrible, horrible interface. Uncostomizable, flaky, and unstable as hell. Every day I get in my ford I hate it a little bit more.

Originally posted by hearme0:

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I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too...

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Everyone is entitled to their opinion MrGuss, and no doubt your opinion is tied to personal experience; that being said, Iv'e owned several Fords, and with the exception of general wear & tare, they've held up fairly well. I'm not a Ford fan-boy; I'm die-hard Mopar, but I have no hate for Ford, and apparently quite a few others are happy with them, as well.

Originally posted by WallStreetJournal:

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Ford's ranking climbed seven notches and tied with the industry's average number of flaws in the latest J.D. Power & Associates Initial Quality Study, which compiles rankings based on problems reported by owners during their first 90 days of ownership.

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Originally posted by Mrguss:

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Originally posted by hearme0:

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I'm a HUGE fan of Ford too...

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Ford is the #1 worse car maker ever exist now on days.
It was ok in the 30's or 60's.

Those garbage Ford cars of the last decades 'til today, just keep breaking & stupid owners just keep fixing them.

Why !?

I think BB will fail "down deeper" 'cos Ford. No the another way around.

Just saying. lol

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Originally posted by justchuck69:

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LoL Let me guess you drive a chevy ...

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So blackberry is now involved with Ford and Mercedez-Benz (in F1 as a main sponsor). I wonder if both all parties involved are happy with that

Sounds like a lose/lose to me. Ford that can't make a user interface to save its life, and combine it with a company that's circling the drain and merely adds an abstraction layer to another's (google-java-android) OS for their device. Both completely worthy of spite and loathing, working together only magnify the reasons to flee.