Microsoft Teams Up With Ford
January 7th, 2007
Ford Motor Co. is planning to offer an in-vehicle communication and entertainment system from Microsoft Corp. as an option in a dozen Ford models beginning later this year and in almost all of its vehicles next year. The companies say they will debute the plan Sunday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit confirming earlier reports of an impending agreement. It is the first such agreement between Microsoft and a U.S. automaker part of the Redmond company’s effort to expand into new areas of digital entertainment and consumer information systems.