Mickey D's to Embed Windows XP
Nate Mook writes in BetaNews:
McDonalds and Microsoft on Wednesday announced a deal to utilize Windows XP Embedded across the fast food giant's stores. Microsoft's componentized version of Windows will take orders and enable Mickey D's to accept new forms of payment such as gift cards, and train employees faster.
Windows XP Embedded has already been deployed across "several thousand" stores in Europe and Asia. Now, McDonalds will roll out the platform worldwide. Microsoft lauded the partnership for bringing an "open technology platform" to the restaurant chain and ensuring "the next generation of customer service innovations."
posted by Fergie @ 12/07/2005 01:58:00 PM
1 Comments:
And how many times have you had to wait or even cancel a transaction because 'Windows was down' or 'my machine is running very slow' (probably choking on a bunch of spyware)... When a customer service rep remarks about having trouble with their computer, I always say, "It windows isn't it", they always say yes, and then I sometimes tell them about Windows issues or 'Yup, I figured it was'. I would like to take my business elsewhere but that can be difficult when you have no other choices (employee benefits, etc).
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