#Ford sync v4.6 download mac osx#

Microsoft, in this case, is unable to deprecate Windows Embedded on Ford vehicles because it is hard coded - but they can design a new internet browser (an example is a browser that can handle HTML5) and any website that you now try to access on that embedded device will not have the functionality to view the website properly, thus requiring an update of either the hardware, or the usage of a different browser like Firefox. So when you hear about chromebooks, or some other gimmicky piece of hardware, be wary as you could be (and probably are) limited to the life-cycle schema of the designer and stuck with that specific OS. With a windows embedded device, you're stuck with windows embedded as the hardware has the OS hard-coded into memory. Imagine being able to load linux onto a SSD on your car any version of Linux. Back to that Ford stance thing It would have made more sense for them to allow for that variety to attract programmers from all tracts of life to help build the popularity of their brand. The BIOS on your motherboard passes control of the system in a different manner on a PC than on a Macintosh system and allows for variety.

#Ford sync v4.6 download mac osx#

Mac OSX is a unix based operating system and when looking at operating system architectures, with a PC, you can use a Unix based OS or a Windows based system. Looking at the fight between Microsoft and Apple devices, Apple finally caved and started using intel processors after a long period of 'Apple Only' architecture.

From a consumer standpoint, it would have made more sense for Ford to take an open footed stance on the computing community. As a system imager, I would prefer to be able to re-write the operating system in the vehicle. I wish neither - I wish they hadn't used Windows Embedded.