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      11-16-2007, 10:52 AM   #1
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Would you Trust Microsoft to Control your Engine

It appear that the New FWD Turbo Ford Escort ECU runs on software made by Microsoft.

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      11-16-2007, 11:32 AM   #2
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Great, until you get the blue screen of death on your instrument cluster
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No way in hell would I like that.

But it's a Ford.

I don't like any Fords.
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      11-16-2007, 10:23 PM   #4
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Not in a Million Years!!!
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Maybe Apple, but not Microsoft.
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hell no... i dont trust ANY software company to do that. heck no!
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Firstle I think that Jeremy Clarkson is very lucky man because he is driving all of the legend cars. and I think that Ford is better than celica and I trust that Mic. will do it....
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Great, until you get the blue screen of death on your instrument cluster
haha i chuckled when i read this
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