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sandor said:

rob53 said:

What? It’s software related so why does the hardware have anything to do with it? If they can update the software later to make AirPlay work they can do it now. 

100%

Why is the article mentioning a chip shortage when the solution BMW is proffering is an over-the-air software update "at some point in the future"?!?

BMW has an awful track record with 3rd party support & i am sure the only reason these vehicles are not shipping with it enabled is because BMW chose not to do it.

You don’t know what you’re talking about. BMW was the first manufacturer to support CarPlay over Bluetooth, and now the first to support CarKey. It’s also perfectly believable that they had to switch to different silicon for portions of their audio and console modules given the overall industry situation, and as such need extra time to develop and qualify their code for that change. They obviously “chose” to do this because they aren’t going to stop shipping vehicles entirely because of one software feature like this being delayed. Many other manufacturers are having to make similarly difficult choices right now, including Ford, GM, and others.

Any technology that Intel puts its efforts behind always dies.

sog35 said:

fallenjt said:

sog35 said:

I can confirm.

Last month my Series 0 watch screen popped out.

They gave me a refurbished Series 1 Watch after 5 days trying to repair it.

Side note: I didn't realize how vital my Apple Watch was until I had to live without for 5 days waiting for my Series 0 to get repaired.

My screen also popped out without intense exercises but walking. Damn AW series 0 sucked ball. Probably used Chinese glue. It's just passed 12 month warranty and I refuse to bring it in for repair but using a full protective case to hold down the damn screen.

The warranty for popped out screens is 3 years. 

Go get it fixed.

This is NOT true--Apple isn't universally fixing screens that have popped out under warranty.  This happened to mine, I took it to the Apple Store in downtown Portland, OR, and they persisted in insisting I have to pay $199 for a replacement.  Total joke--my watch was barely used and the screen popped out from sitting in the sun for an hour.  The store manager I spoke with preferred to argue with me about the weather in Portland and how it couldn't have been hot enough for this to happen rather than fix my problem.  Given that the Target store up the street was selling the Series 1 watch for $225 (which includes a new band and 1 yr. warranty, vs. no band and 90 day warranty for repaired model), I pointed out I would have to be stupid to pay the $199.  HORRIBLE handling of this situation for an early adopter of a product that clearly has known issues.

This whole system is so out of touch with any supposed "pro" market that it purports to address.  What is with a "3-5 day" repair period?  If you are a pro, and you've invested $10k or more into a system like this, how happy must you be to have to lose a week of productivity waiting for this?  Apple should literally make this a while you wait repair that you schedule, but I guess the system is so woefully complex to service that you have to wait days to change a video card.  Just another example why having a strange, semi-proprietary hardware design is a terrible idea for pros.  And what's with no CPU updates since intro, max 1tb flash, no retina-level display option from Apple, and probably half a dozen other ridiculous decisions Apple has made with this product.  Who comes up with and approves this stuff?  Obviously execs with more money than brains, detached from reality.