Re:Mercedes-Benz previews its operating system MB.OS
by TheRealPomax on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:50PM
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This makes an odd assumption about what drives, and does not drive, sales. Companies don't buy 300 company car because it has the best center console OS.
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Re:Mercedes-Benz previews its operating system MB.OS
by oneplane on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @05:03PM
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No, it doesn't. What I wrote is the exact same thing you condensed here:
> Companies don't buy 300 company car because it has the best center console OS.
However, I centred mine more around personal consumers, rather can organisational buyers. It's also not just some console OS, but an ecosystem that also reals with sensors and self-driving features.
I also went more into the technical aspects of operating system success, but rather than say something to the extent of "yet another QNX-style lineage is about as useful as Windows Mobile", I wrote a slightly more expanded story, just like Mercedes-Benz did on their announcement (but they added a whole lot of extra fluff about how their OS is a value add).