linkman

I have two printers at home, one B&W laser and one color laser. I gave up on inkjets a decade ago because I don't print enough and can't sustain replacing nearly full ink cartridges once the liquid dries up along with replacing the printer because the nozzle is unfixably clogged. The HP 4050 (circa 2000) I obtained used is still going strong with MacOS Sequoia along with a color $100 Canon I obtained new on clearance. The Canon is still on the starter cartridge set.

Most people and especially businesses don't appreciate how expensive color printing is. The typical cost for a color page is 10x that of B&W.

rotateleftbyte said:

Could Apple and Google do better?
You bet. They could automatically disable the phone the next time it is connected to a network. That might not be so easy in some countries.  Make reporting the theft easy. Do it in hours not days. 

You do realize this feature has existed on iPhones for several years already? It's called Find My. The owner can remotely activate it and once the device connects to the internet it's essentially bricked. Without the owner reenabling it or knowing the Apple ID's password the phone is only worth a few parts.

avon b7 said:
And if you ever get the chance to experience some of the Chinese systems for example, you might even decide CarPlay (in whatever form) isn't the best option. 

I would guess Tesla is in a similar situation to the Chinese with its onboard solutions but Tesla doesn't have its own phones. I don't know much about Tesla's software interfaces so that's guesswork on my part. At least Tesla isn't providing its solutions to third parties AFAIK. That could be a slight advantage for Apple in the US at least. 

After using many different car makes and stereo head units I've decided that CarPlay is currently the best interface/system of its type. Each carmaker's version has some integration features that Apple can't directly provide (such as displaying which seat belt isn't secured), but as for displaying and controlling phone/music/navigation/notifications Apple's is #1.

Tesla's interface is good but to take full advantage of it you'll need to subscribe to their cellular connectivity -- which adds to the cost because I can't use Spotify (example) over cellular carrying my car in my pocket where I can obtain Spotify on my phone both in my pocket and in my car. Without paying for Tesla's subscription I'm stuck using my phone solely in the car using Bluetooth, and that degrades the user experience.

AppleInsider said:

Besides, if you want Windows in a portable form, there's a few Windows tablets on the market available for purchase.

And they are all bad.

I can imagine how differently this could have played out in some other locations.