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Posted By Chris ElliottSenior Marketing Communications Manager
This month, we marked the 5th anniversary of Ford SYNC and 5 million SYNC-equipped vehicles on the road. This is a major milestone for both companies and the technology, so needless to say, we’ve been celebrating a bit!
The old saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child.” The same goes for creating an industry leading in-car technology like SYNC. At the Seattle Auto show this month, we brought in our connected car team within Windows Embedded to celebrate our partnership and milestones with Ford. More than 100 of our engineers were on hand, along with Ford's Director of Electrical and Electronics Systems Jim Buczkowski. And of course, there was cake—the only way to celebrate right.
We’ve also been enjoying SYNC’s success with Ford fans across the country! We recently held a sweepstakes on Twitter giving people an opportunity to win an Xbox 360 with Kinect by tweeting about their favorite SYNC feature. Here’s what you had to say about what you like best about SYNC:
You love the music features SYNC offers, especially the ability to stream apps like Pandora. And it doesn’t hurt that you can do it all by voice!
No question about it, my favorite @ford SYNC feature is its seamless integration with @pandora_radio. #SYNC5 — Matthew Phenix (@mattphenix) November 16, 2012
No question about it, my favorite @ford SYNC feature is its seamless integration with @pandora_radio. #SYNC5
@msftweb @microsoft @xbox @ford I LOVE BLUETOOTH AUDIO! It blows everyone mind when they see that I don't need an auxiliary cord for music! — Marco Castro (@marcocastro__) November 16, 2012
@msftweb @microsoft @xbox @ford I LOVE BLUETOOTH AUDIO! It blows everyone mind when they see that I don't need an auxiliary cord for music!
@msftweb #SYNC5 As I'm someone who enjoys music as well the play back is magnificent making a long drive Relaxing :) — Debenex (@Billyboi101) November 15, 2012
@msftweb #SYNC5 As I'm someone who enjoys music as well the play back is magnificent making a long drive Relaxing :)
@msftweb @xbox @ford Hands down its got to be Bluetooth Audio...get it..."Hands down"?!I'm hilarious #SYNC5 — Sean Reese (@SeanReese0102) November 13, 2012
@msftweb @xbox @ford Hands down its got to be Bluetooth Audio...get it..."Hands down"?!I'm hilarious #SYNC5
@msftweb Tonight I took my wife in my @ford F150 to get carryout. I SYNCed to @pandora_radio. My wife said not fair! She has a GMC! #SYNC5 — Danny Saulsgiver (@DannySaulsgiver) November 16, 2012
@msftweb Tonight I took my wife in my @ford F150 to get carryout. I SYNCed to @pandora_radio. My wife said not fair! She has a GMC! #SYNC5
The navigation feature keeps you from getting lost, plus, the SYNC lady is friendly!
@msftweb @ford turn by turn navigation..feels like I have a friend in my car #SYNC5 bit.ly/QbHoez — jkozloff (@jkozloff) November 16, 2012
@msftweb @ford turn by turn navigation..feels like I have a friend in my car #SYNC5 bit.ly/QbHoez
You love how easy SYNC is to use, and how well it integrates with your other devices.
@msftweb @ford Love the technology and integration! Very user friendly and customizable #Sync5 — Alexandre Smith (@BigAndre61) November 14, 2012
@msftweb @ford Love the technology and integration! Very user friendly and customizable #Sync5
Love the SYNC system that powers my entire car - everything integrated! #SYNC5 Thanks @ford! — Michael Brengartner (@TheTallMike) November 9, 2012
Love the SYNC system that powers my entire car - everything integrated! #SYNC5 Thanks @ford!
SYNC lets you make a call while keeping your hands and your eyes free, plus, it’s pretty cool to be able to talk to your car.
@msftweb @msftweb @microsoft @xbox @ford my favorite part of the sync. System is getting the phone out of your hands. Safe driving is best!! — Hayden McCabe (@HaydenMcCabe) November 17, 2012
@msftweb @msftweb @microsoft @xbox @ford my favorite part of the sync. System is getting the phone out of your hands. Safe driving is best!!
@msftweb My favorite feature is the Sync Hands-Free Calling because I can legally & safely talk to my friends! #SYNC5 — Le (@m00sick) November 14, 2012
@msftweb My favorite feature is the Sync Hands-Free Calling because I can legally & safely talk to my friends! #SYNC5
@msftweb my favorite feature of #SYNC5 in our Mustang GT is that i can use the phone and drive a stick at the same time #safetyfirst — Paul Gaecke (@pjgaecke) November 14, 2012
@msftweb my favorite feature of #SYNC5 in our Mustang GT is that i can use the phone and drive a stick at the same time #safetyfirst
@msftweb Love the voice commands makes my drive so much easier. #SYNC5 — Besmir (@Bdem1991) November 13, 2012
@msftweb Love the voice commands makes my drive so much easier. #SYNC5
@msftweb my favorite #SYNC5 Feature? singing commands to the car and having her understand me #GoodJob — jordan dennis (@JordanWDennis) November 12, 2012
@msftweb my favorite #SYNC5 Feature? singing commands to the car and having her understand me #GoodJob
And lastly, you love that SYNC is powered by Microsoft. We love that part too!
@msftweb I don't know if this counts as a feature, but it's powered by Microsoft. What more could you ask for? #SYNC5 — Sally! at the Disco (@retribution386) November 13, 2012
@msftweb I don't know if this counts as a feature, but it's powered by Microsoft. What more could you ask for? #SYNC5
Thanks again to everyone who entered and congratulations to our winners!