illrigger

Slow news day? Stretching a bit to call this news - they sell more phones than everyone else so of course they will sell more phones with x component than everyone else.

What's next? "Apple sells over 99% of smartphones with a fruit logo on them in Q2 2023"?

But they will be more than happy to let you spend your time filing a report that which will generate statistics that they will use to justify a budget increase that is used to buy something completely unrelated to property crime.

Japhey said:

alterbentzion said:

Do any aftermarket vendors offer sound system replacements with CarPlay?

Definitely. There are many. 

And almost all of them fit inside a DIN-style slot in the dash, which for the most part has not been present in cars made in the last half a decade. You can still put in aftermarket stuff, but it's not easy or cheap to do anymore - the automakers have made sure of it.

That's Volvo/Polestar, Nissan/Mitsubishi/Renault, GM, Ford/Lincoln, Honda/Acura, VW Group, and now Chevrolet that are all-in on Android Automotive, with several others using it as their base without the Google services.

It's not shocking, it's all about money. Apple's Carplay integration requires the carmakers to still develop a local OS and GUI for those who don't have an iPhone, and presumably they have to pay Apple some licensing fees on top. Android Automotive *is* the operating system so no external reliance needs to be assumed, and presumably Google is both aiding in integration and probably covering part of the costs. In the end, automakers get a cohesive car OS that has top-notch navigation and all the apps people want, and Google does all the work for them.

In a day when the software that runs the car is as important if not more so as the hardware, anything that makes the job easier and cheaper for carmakers is going to get their money. Apple dropped the ball here by focusing on making people need to buy more of their products instead of working with the automakers to give them what they need, and Google has been more than happy to pick it up and run it home.

1970s? The Philips Compact Cassette was introduced in 1963, and hit its stride in the early 1980s...