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  • Apple Car is delayed -- again

    eightzero said:
    I have always considered the rumors of Apple Inc. making a full production bumper to bumper automobile specious. What I do think this codenamed project might really be about is what Emoter (above) alludes to: an integrated car electronics system that automobile manufacturers can purchase for inclusion in their production vehicles. 

    Recall that GM famously claimed they would stop making their cars CarPlay compatible, and the derision that greeted that announcement. People *want* to bring their phones to the car; and they *want* quality that a longtime tech manufacturer can bring in their cars. The idea that GM (or other car company) can do better is absurd. I've seen the Tesla version of this, and it is mediocre at best. Is CarPlay perfect? No. But it is what I asked for when I shopped cars. And when I rent them.

    A company like Apple brings much to the table. Car companies can get out of the infotainment system and the necessary tech support that can be required for decades. 

    Done correctly, imagine an Apple Car on board electronic system being available in a rental car fleet. Nothing is more annoying than arriving at a destination airport and having to stand in a line to pick up a rental car. Sure, there are alternatives, and none of them insanely great. Imagine an Apple Car "rental services" division.
    So the Apple patents/patent applications for such components as windshields, bumpers, door mechanisms, window mechanisms, seats and seat mechanisms, and others are all just to sell an advanced form of CarPlay or a Rent-A-Car business? And we'll just ignore the fact that rental car operations in general generate about 6% profit.
    watto_cobra
  • Apple asks UK to dismiss $1 billion App Store class action suit

    If the author is referencing the 15 or 30% fees, then Apple was correct and not "disingenuous". After all they are talking about a specific fee, not total revenues that may include other costs and fees.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Why Apple Vision Pro in 2024 won't be like 1984

    benni641 said:
    One thing that I’ve not seen anyone comment on is that an AVP is actually less expensive than a 1984 Mac, in updated dollars. $2500 in 1984 dollars is the equivalent of about $7300 today. So why the “oh, it’s so expensive!” stuff about the AVP? Of course, it’s contrasted with todays products and prices, and not 1984’s. Still, cheap in my book. 
    I remember those days well, and I spent a lot of personal and U of M money on Apple computers. Now, I said from the get-go that $3500 was not going to be much of a barrier to adoption. Certainly, for some it is out of the question right now, and that's too bad, but even that may change as the product line and software develops. 
    Alex1Nwatto_cobrabaconstangjony0
  • Public opinion of Apple Vision Pro is all over the place, with some calling it a glorified...

    Xed said:
    Even Christianity had Mary Magdalene. :wink: 
    I remember. So hot, even for someone from Magdala.
    watto_cobra
  • Understanding spatial design for visionOS

    Very informative post, Chip. Thanks.
    watto_cobra