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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (80131)	5/16/2002 12:45:55 AM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Integrated Car Phones, Integrated GPS systems, Data collection of Engine data. Hmmm.. You're off IMO.

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (80131)	5/16/2002 6:35:26 AM
From: hmaly	Respond to of 275872

BMW Re...The only problem is that automobiles don't require high density flash devices, which is where multi-bit flash is being aimed.<<<<<<<<< I assume you are saying because of the cars larger size, the auto man. can go with the cheaper flash. However, it still costs more to design bigger boxes around the flash to protect it. And the more parts you have, the more parts you have to go bad. And for cell phones and PDAs, except for the rare occurrence that the user leaves their device on the dash of their car that was left in the sun on a hot day in the middle of the desert, high temperature resistance isn't a main selling feature.<<<<<<<< While high temp. isn't a main selling feature, it is a component of reliability. And if there is one thing cell phones could use it is more reliability. Nokia has made its living on reliability and ease of use. The Nokia phones we use have problems with their battery connections; so I can't understand why the dealer felt that Nokia is the most reliable phone. Nonetheless, if AMD flash is more reliable, and costs are even, I would presume a lot of man. would go to the more reliable part. In fact, Nokia, appears to be doing just that.