If we're at a point where you can trust Google, Amazon or Box.net, then why not leverage these solutions and focus on business-critical technologies rather than maintenance?

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And that's assuming these new technologies won't have higher maintenance costs over the life of the car itself.

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The company will reduce its maintenance costs for increasingly expensive dying technologies and better position itself to compete with cable, satellite, and other wired and mobile carriers.

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