spaceage

sandor said:

rob53 said:

What? It’s software related so why does the hardware have anything to do with it? If they can update the software later to make AirPlay work they can do it now. 

100%

Why is the article mentioning a chip shortage when the solution BMW is proffering is an over-the-air software update "at some point in the future"?!?

BMW has an awful track record with 3rd party support & i am sure the only reason these vehicles are not shipping with it enabled is because BMW chose not to do it.

You don’t know what you’re talking about. BMW was the first manufacturer to support CarPlay over Bluetooth, and now the first to support CarKey. It’s also perfectly believable that they had to switch to different silicon for portions of their audio and console modules given the overall industry situation, and as such need extra time to develop and qualify their code for that change. They obviously “chose” to do this because they aren’t going to stop shipping vehicles entirely because of one software feature like this being delayed. Many other manufacturers are having to make similarly difficult choices right now, including Ford, GM, and others.

Any technology that Intel puts its efforts behind always dies.

This whole system is so out of touch with any supposed "pro" market that it purports to address.  What is with a "3-5 day" repair period?  If you are a pro, and you've invested $10k or more into a system like this, how happy must you be to have to lose a week of productivity waiting for this?  Apple should literally make this a while you wait repair that you schedule, but I guess the system is so woefully complex to service that you have to wait days to change a video card.  Just another example why having a strange, semi-proprietary hardware design is a terrible idea for pros.  And what's with no CPU updates since intro, max 1tb flash, no retina-level display option from Apple, and probably half a dozen other ridiculous decisions Apple has made with this product.  Who comes up with and approves this stuff?  Obviously execs with more money than brains, detached from reality.