While you can see that there isn't a lot of exciting new end-user features in Auto PC 2.0, it's clear that Microsoft has been focused on their immediate customer first, the OEMs who build Auto PCs. Without their support, the Auto PC won't go anywhere. From what I saw at the Consumer Electronics Show, these OEMs are going to be offering us, the end users, some great new products that take advantage of the new features of Auto PC 2.0.

Mark Moeller is a 14 year veteran of Microsoft. After shipping the first version of the Auto PC, he left Microsoft to found AutoPCWare, a company focused on helping manufacturers and software vendors build Auto PCs or products for the Auto PC. Mark was the design architect of the first version of the Auto PC and has a number of patents pending or awarded on the Auto PC. You can visit his Web site at http://www.autopcware.com, or email him at markmo@autopcware.com.