From today’s New York Times…

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 — Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, is using the Consumer Electronics Show here to highlight several new consumer-oriented products and to unveil a partnership with the Ford Motor Company to build Microsoft technology into several Ford models…

And to think that Ford was doing quite nicely, at least when compared to GM…

Luckily, the problem will be easy to fix. Just reinstall the engine every few months. And accept the fact that your car stereo will no longer connect to your iPod.