Conclusion
So there you have it. To sum it up, the Auto PC is alive and well! 1999 was a year of industry building for the Auto PC, but end users saw new offerings as well. Microsoft's focus is now on quietly working with its partners to build a solid foundation for the industry. The year 2000 will be one of much more public visibility of Microsoft's promotion of the Auto PC. During the next year, watch the news wires any time a consumer electronic or automotive industry show comes up, as they will be some of the main venues Microsoft will be using to do their promotions. I, for one, will be at the International Consumer Electronics Show this coming January 6-9 in Las Vegas.

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David Gewirtz is the author of How To Save Jobs and Where Have All The Emails Gone? For more than 20 years, he has analyzed current, historical, and emerging issues relating to technology, competitiveness, and policy. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ magazines, is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, and is a member of the instructional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley extension. He can be reached at david@zatz.com and you can follow him at http://www.twitter.com/DavidGewirtz.