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Originally Posted by EnI  Not presenting something publicly doesn't necessary mean some company isn't working on some solution.
Sometimes some carmaker shows / introduces some solution first - but it can happen some other manufacturer is working on the same solution for even longer period of time.
Eg. BMW have been working on turbo engines for a long time but waiting for the best possible time to introduce the engines again. It's also about marketing strategy, financial possibilities (development budget), etc.
To understand moves of certain companies a lot of aspect should be considered. Incl. trends, marketing strategy (incl. brand values), financial aspects (R&D figures, purchasing power of certain company, costs of certain tech / materials etc).
Like said many times: today almost all large companies have technological & engineering possibility to develop anything. Yet they are usually limited by budgets & marketing.  |
You are right EnI.
I think I've been misunderstood.
A lot of people said: the 7er has an iDrive. MB bought a 7er, saw how iDrive works and put it, slightly improved, in the W221.
Well this proves that MB worked on it since at least 1995, so they were already working on it when the e65 was released. This is not a copy of the iDrive, even if it appears similar.
That is all I wanted to point out!