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Just millions? Try hundreds of millions or several billion to just start to build the infrastructure to make a car even Apple eventually knows when their hubris has gone to far. 

Thadec…..sorry but no…..Apple cannot build a modem. They have learned the hard way from the Qualcomm fiasco that even mighty Apple cannot get around the patent thicket that Qualcomm has. Purchasing Intel junk for $1.5b had yielded nothing except modem prototypes that are not even competitive with past or current modem designs. As for a car, do you folks realize that it’s not just building a car that is the amazing challenge, but you also have to provide services to these products that you have made which are much more sophisticated and costly than going to the Apple genius bar. You have to provide warrantees and parts for these products for years as well as locations to take them to be serviced and repaired. You also have to be subjected to recalls and lawsuits. This is an undertaking so big that Apple has never even dealt with in their prior experience. Everyone is so excited about what the electronics would be in this car, has it ever dawned on you that Apple has to make a car that can even pass crash tests…… We are talking about areas they have no idea of what it’s like to compete in.

Chelgrian……. do you not see that removing features from a watch that a person already paid for Could and probably would lead to a large class action lawsuit against Apple. Do you think Apple really wants that backlash from their customers? People bought their product because it had those features, and now you’ve taken them away. I see nothing but problems with this

Strangedays…..learn a bit more you post your snide remarks! Airpod Pro’s cannot even play Apple lossless music because they are way behind on using current codecs such as aptX lossless to play lossless music over bluetooth!  That feature alone is needed to warrant there pricing. In the world of ultra high end headphones they are lacking. 

Lol, only thing the rumor mill can conjure up is a new camera and new wifi standard! These products have just become stale because they are already so good. Heck, even the design language of these phones has become dated and predictable.