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  • Car makers reject CarPlay Ultra as an Apple overreach

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    robin huber said:
    sflagel said:
    it is ludicrous for a car manufacturer to give Apple access to all its car systems, which will invariably lead to Apple becoming the gatekeeper to the entire tech stack of a car. This in addition to the branding impact. CarPlay is not the end of evolution, for example, the music app is well on CarPlay. Audi music controls are much better. 
    Who said all? We’re talking about user-facing information systems. Car manufacturers have farmed out components and subsystems from day one. Brakes, batteries, transmissions, gauges, radios, generators, on and on. More to the point, putting Bose, Harmon-Kardon and many other name brand audio systems is a selling point. Why should this be any different?
    Branded audio is nowhere near as involved or complicated as a complete handover of the car's entire user interface. Of course, the car companies use subcontractors for many subsystems, but they still retain control over the way they operate, look and feel in their own vehicles. For example, Harman (parent company of Harman Kardon audio) provides the basic electronics infrastructure for many car brands, but the car companies control the integration and UI aspects. 
    That’s exactly what CarPlay Ultra does - the companies can customize the look while taking advantage of CarPlay’s superior interface.
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  • Car makers reject CarPlay Ultra as an Apple overreach

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    Too bad but not unexpected. The auto execs have been digging their heels in the sand for years. Look how long it took them to adopt CarPlay. I saw a demo of the Aston Martin implementation on YouTube and Apple doesn’t completely takes over the car’s systems, rather they provide an API that allows the systems to be displayed through CarPlay. Importantly, the API also allows the manufacturers to maintain some control and customize the displays so they’re not a ‘generic Apple’ display. Customers can also opt for ‘CarPlay Classic’ if they prefer. At least it sounds like the manufacturers are still allowing that.

    “[Volvo’s] chief executive Håkan Samuelsson did admit that car makers don't so software as well as tech companies. ‘There are others who can do that better, and then we should offer that in our cars,’ he insisted.” It’s rather ironic that he admits that while at the same time refusing to adopt CarPlay Ultra.

    “Audi believes it should provide drivers ‘a customized and seamless digital experience.’” Another hypocritical statement. CarPlay Ultra does just that - integrates so the experience is more seamless rather than the rather clunky parallel setup they have now.

    GM provides a classic example and warning. They decided they wanted to ditch CarPlay and try to make money on their own system and botched it so bad they had to issue a stop sale order to fix the problems. Then people found out GM was using the system to spy on them and was selling their driving data. No thanks, GM. You make second-rate cars to begin with and for this you can go to hell as far as I’m concerned.
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  • Feds wise up and ban WhatsApp, might shift to Apple Messages

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    Well duh - WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. who in their right mind would ever think Facebook gives a damn about security or privacy?
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  • Trump Mobile's made-in-US iPhone 17 competitor is really made in China

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    9secondkox2 said:
    Stabitha_Christie said:

    ITGUYINSD said:
    A professional grifter. Robbing any fool that will listen to him. Humanity has failed. 
    The key here is the “fool,” without whom the entire movement would crumble.
    Last I saw, a moderator here was deleting the same kind of posts for attacking politicians. but I guess it only applies to whatever side has the favorable bias. Have some consistency. 
    The "side" is the same side most of the entire world sides with.  Sorry you're not on the majority side.
    Not the majority on this forum. But in the country? See the recent election. 
    Trump got 49.8% of the vote. So the majority didn't It vote for him, they voted for someone else. Further, his approval rating is 46%. 

    That you had no regard for the truth and just stated what you would like to be true is probably why you are such a fan. You both have that in common. 
    the majority certainly did vote for him. It was a three-way race. He received more votes than any of the other two. 

    If it were a two way race, then he’d have lost with under 50%. But split the voter turnout three ways, and he got the majority. Which is simple fact. 
    Please, go read a dictionary. You seem to have trouble with many basic definitions. No, 49% is not a majority by any definition. 
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  • FireWire may finally be dead in macOS 26 & Apple isn't looking back

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    RIP Firewire. This article sums it up fairly well - it was initially better than USB and had some advantages over it but fell behind and never got the adoption that USB did. It's not unlike other standards - USB was cheaper and more prevalent and so it won out.
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