dkhaley

From my perspective, it should be a hard case for Spotify to win.

1. Spotify has other distribution methods (i.e. a customer can sign up on their website and then download the app)
2. Spotify chooses to use Apple's App Store as one of its distribution methods
3. Apple gives Spotify the same terms as everybody else

Of course, the EC can be a little crazy with their antitrust decisions.

lkrupp said:

My 2016 F-150 didn’t support it at first but Ford released an update to its Sync 3 system and voila, CarPlay. Also had to swap out the in dash USB module for some reason. Android Auto didn’t need that. Don’t know why.

I think the new hub requires Apple's MFI chip, so it needs to be swapped out.

Our local dealer (Autonation Ford of Frisco) wanted $500 to do the change, claiming that the part itself was over $200. I hate being lied to.

 I ended up ordering the hub from a national parts dealer for less than $70, and installed it in 20 minutes.

A dystopian novelist might write that in 2022, brainwashed humans began carrying a microchip that they must present to authorities on demand. (I'm not saying this is in fact the case, but it's a perspective).

jbdragon said:

I cut the cord as I was tired of paying for a bunch of channels I didn't want. Nothing at this point has changed. It's all still bundles, even from places like SlingTV. Nothing has really changed other than who you're giving your money to. I'm sure not paying $80 a month. In fact I get most of my TV watching right from the antenna. As they say, what you can't watch, you can't miss.

Based on their channel lineup (in Dallas), their only plan is targeted at people who want a full cable package, but want to pay less. It includes those sports networks, including the regional sports networks, which are responsible for the cost of most cable packages. They also carry the major broadcast networks and the cable networks from all of the major providers.

For people who want a full cable package it is a good deal. List price is $100 but its currently offered at $80, plus $10 per set-top box. I can't tell if they cram fees onto the bill.

North Dakota has 0.2% of the American population. I don't see that as a particularly valuable market for any tech company.

Given that there are zero Apple stores there, the state doesn't seem to have option to enforce this. Sure, they could ban third-party sales of iPhones within the state, but isn't that in itself anticompetitive?

On the positive side, the secondary market for used Nokia 8210s might surge.

I don't really see real improvements in the new version.

Also, I'm not a huge fan of the black color, as it stands out on most interiors. Can't they at least give us an option for a white one?

I'm the target market for this. I've owned an Apple TV 4 for several years. Last year, I purchased my first 4K television set, but didn't want to drop $200 for the Apple TV 4K, which was nearly 3 years old.

I only hope it has a functional remote.