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  • CarPlay becoming pivotal purchase priority for new car buyers

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    I have found CarPlay to be a mixed bag.
    I love the very simple predictable UI.

    Unfortunately, after buying a new car you may need to buy a new iPhone too.
    I hate how it brought my old iPhone 6 to it's knees.
    Would freeze too often and become unresponsive(usually at the least opportune times).

    I was recently in the market for a new car and disqualified the RAV4 Hybrid due to lack of CarPlay.
    The primary selling point of the RAV4 was the AWD + good fuel economy (34 city/30 highway/32 combined).
    We ended up getting a 2018 Subaru Impreza with CarPlay (28 city/37 highway/31 combined).
    watto_cobra

  • CarPlay becoming pivotal purchase priority for new car buyers

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    LukeCage said:
    You can lump me in with those that won’t be purchasing a new car that doesn’t offer Car Play. That and Bluetooth, it’s really nice having your phone show you on Maps where you parked just in case you might have forgotten or like my girlfriend terrible with directions. 
    Is it even possible to buy a new car today without Bluetooth?
    watto_cobra

  • 'Intentional' event redirects cloud traffic from Apple, Google & others through Russia

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    Russia is our friend. They were probably just trying to fix the internet.
    welshdog

  • Apple grants Finisar $390M for research & production on laser tech used in iPhone X

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    tzeshan said:
    johnny mozzarella said:
    How this probably works...

    1. In 2017 Apple lends Finisar $390,000,000
    2. Finisar uses the money to increase their U.S. manufacturing capacity to build more dot projectors.
    3. In 2018 Finsar builds 40 million dot projectors and sells them to Apple for $10 a piece...$400,000,000.
    4. In September of 2018 Apple introduces it's new line-up of iPhones which all have the TrueDepth camera.
    5. In 2019 Finsar builds 100 million dot projectors and sells them to Apple for $7 a piece...$700,000,000.
    4. In 2019 Apple introduces it's new line-up of iPad Pros which all have the TrueDepth camera.
    5. In 2020 Finsar builds 200 million dot projectors and sells them to Apple for $5 a piece...$1,000,000,000.


    Let's assume it costs Finisar $4 to make a dot-projector...
    1. In 2018 Finsar sells 40 million dot projectors with $6 of profit per unit...$240,000,000 profit
    2. In 2019 Finsar sells 100 million dot projectors with $3 of profit per unit...$300,000,000 profit
    2. In 2020 Finsar sells 200 million dot projectors with $1 of profit per unit...$200,000,000 profit

    Apple currently sells about 200,000,000 iPhones and 40,000,000 iPads a year.
    The investment in Finisar will ensure that Apple gets enough components to expand their use of TrueDepth in the iPhone and iPad lines.
    Apple will make their investment back through lower component costs.

    Finsar quarterly revenue is already over $350 million. This expanded production will enable Finsar to sell to Android copycats more easily.
    Just like how Apple's A-series CPUs manufactured by Samsung are showing up in Android phones?
    SpamSandwichwatto_cobramuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple grants Finisar $390M for research & production on laser tech used in iPhone X

    johnny mozzarellajohnny mozzarella
    Looks like Apple is investing heavily in the new tech for Face ID. It'll only get better from here.
    This is definitely happening as a direct result of Pres. Trump’s push for American manufacturing and making it politically uncomfortable for overseas overdependence.
    No, no and no.

    Apple touted their American manufacturing and suppliers long before Trump was president.
    March 2012: Apple Touts Itself as Big Job Creator in the U.S.
    December of 2013: Apple is Manufacturing its New Mac Pro in Austin

    Increased American manufacturing has been a long-term strategic goal for Apple and not because of Trump.
    https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601491/the-all-american-iphone/
    watto_cobra