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Next generation CarPlay is missing in action as Apple fails to hit its own deadline
There's really no opportunity to buy Lucid, regardless of production drop. Lucid is ~65% owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). CarPlay 2 was never going to get off the ground without agreements regarding data aggregation and sharing. No OEM was going to give up access to all the customer data they collected. The specter of customers forgoing purchasing specific vehicles due to lack of full CarPlay integration was never really an actual concern. As long as customers have access to CarPlay via wireless and wired means, OEM car manufacturers don't really have to concern themselves with Apple's plans. Additonally, they have Google more than happy to provide backend systems assistance and information access... yeah, Apple never stood a chance.9secondkox2 said:
What a great idea that would have been. A superior car for sure. Vistied Lucid to check out the Air Sapphire and the Gravity later on. Unbeleivable vehicles. The care and craft that has gone into them is insane. Just like Apple. spend enough money, and you have performance that puts exitic nameplates to shame.sroussey2 said:Apple should have bought Lucid and made it that Apple car.
Was really interested, but just not a fan of electic vehicles. If Apple would have bought them, I definitely would have bought in. There may still be an opportunity as Lucid is struggling a bit with nearly 50% production drop this last quarter. If Apple bought them and hired some of Tesla's business guys (say what you will, but they know how to navigate volatile markets and come out on top), business would be booming. That could lead to reneable energy offerings as well. If anyone knows about renewable energy, it's Apple. If I had the equivanent of a Tesla solar roof and PowerWall, an EV for daily commute would be a no-brainer. Perhaps Apple saw that allof the above was covered by Tesla already and didn't want ot get into a market where they weren't an end to end solution?
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Google issues its remedies proposal in antitrust case surrounding its search engine
If Google is the convict, does that make Apple the Prison Bride?MplsP said:The convict is deciding what the punishment should be. Hmm...what could be wrong with that?
Apple has made it known they prefer to keep their relationship with Google's money exactly as it is. 
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Ending Google search partnership would hamstring Apple, says Eddy Cue
Why laugh? I'm pretty sure you, me, and most people on tech forums are in an extreme minority. Most people simply don't care. People tend to want what they want and if its free, all the better it seems. Evidence of that can be found in App Store metrics. The top downloads are littered with Google and Facebook apps.rob53 said:I have to laugh about the ad revenue generated from Safari search result advertising. Raise your hand if you AREN'T using some kind of advertisement blocking on Safari. Wait, I'm not seeing any hands so at least the commenters on this forum aren't bothered by Google's (and other's) advertising. Apple knows this and they got $20B along with 36% of ad revenue. I use DuckDuckGo and there's very little advertising except for those ads buried in websites that aren't from Google.
Apple has no desire to drop Google because they make a crap ton of ad revenue and don't have to do any work. They simply offer up their users and collect the check. For those suggesting Apple use DDG... when DDG can stroke checks like Google they might become an option. 'Til then...
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Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit accuses Apple of coercing consumers, excessive fees
Did we read the same article? I ask because the arguments you're making aren't based on the information presented in the article.camber said:This is another of those delusional lawsuits. No one forces me or any other iPhone/Apple Watch owner to use Apple Pay! This, in part at least, has occurred because of the excess number of ambulance chasers (lawyers) in the US who lay in wait to seduce naive and foolish consumers into a lawsuit whose fees will only be paid if they "win". There are more lawyers per capita in the US than in any other country in the world and Apple, because of its success, has the biggest target painted on its back that any company has ever had!. Any payment system that collects and remits payments deserves to earn a small fee. The idea that because Apple has made such large profits that anything it does MUST be anticompetitive and a violation of Sherman antitrust laws - a law that is so out of date for the times that it ought to be repealed or at least modernized - is delusional. I am not sure the same doesn't apply to the judge who was foolish enough to allow the suit to proceed. It is absolutely disgusting!
You: "No one forces me or any other iPhone/Apple Watch owner to use Apple Pay!"
Article: "The judge threw out a tying claim that accused Apple of requiring iPhone owners to use Apple Pay and forego other wallets." - So the claim you're arguing against isn't even part of the lawsuit.
The entirety of the rest of your argument falls flat because it's primarily misleading and deflective. The complaint alleges Apple's conduct forces more than 4,000 banks and credit unions that use Apple Pay to pay at least $1 billion in excess fees. This is a B2B issue, not a consumer facing issue. Nothing in your argument even comes close to addressing the actual issues raised in the suit. Seems as if you found a convenient soapbox for your opinions, regardless of whether or not they relate to the topic.
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Will the Vision Pro headset disrupt the high-end TV market?
I think it's unlikely to disrupt the high end TV market; or any end of the TV market for that matter. As @Canukstorm mentioned, TV/movie consumption tends to be highly social. The VP is decidedly the opposite of social. If anything the VP will most likely augment the high end TV market as another toy in the toybox. Just as an audiophile might have a listening room brimming with speakers, they'll also probably have various headphones - open back, closed, over/on ear, iem; etc. Videophile might have a state of the art home theater and still have an iPad handy for casual watching. The VP would fit somewhere in between.
Unrelated. Why have no outlets said a word about the top strap head accessory for the Vision Pro? I'm guessing it's there to relieve fatigue after long viewing sessions. idk. I do know it looks like an afterthought. For anyone not familiar with what I'm referencing, look at Apple's video where the dad is filming his kids wearing the VP. It sports an inelegant top strap.
