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macxpress said:

Kinda late to the party...

I think it's more fundamentally flawed. Here you have a group of auto makers (competitors), none of which have seriously impressed me with the ability to create UI software, who probably haven't even agreed on what hardware platform to use, now saying they are going to "agree" on some kind of digital hardware, generic software, connectivity...

I assert they will be arguing with each other five years from now while Apple and Google will be three versions ahead of them...and counting... I expect each auto manufacturer will have worked around this consortium and negotiated with Apple and Google directly. And, they are bringing more argumentative players to the table and each of them wants to own the empire. Oh, yea, this is going to end well...

WestCoaster said:

I have been using Macs professionally for twenty years—and like many, feel the divide between Apple and its professional users has become intolerable. ...

Apple seriously seems to have lost sight of the fact that the Professional Market is the Goose that Lays Golden Eggs. Consumers follow what the Pros do, Pros don't follow what consumers do.

macxpress said:

SpamSandwich said:

This is Pro?

I didn't know Pro meant removable storage? I wonder how many times someone has actually changed their storage later on?

Yes, for us it most certainly does. 5 Macs here. All but the 2015 iMac have had at least one HD upgrade. All have had memory upgrades. I'm not talking about HD failures, I'm talking about the need to add more capacity.

  "Railroaded?" Shouldn't that be "Derailed?"

I wish I could leave Verizon, but the other carriers just don't have the same coverage. T-Mobile seems to be the best out of the big 4 carriers for not gouging customers. T-Mobile's coverage sucks though outside of metro areas. It is tempting to switch since T-Mobile has free international data and voice. 

True Story: Buddy and I went to Europe to meet up with my wife and one of her friends. I have (had) AT&T, he had T-Mobile. Get off plane in Amsterdam. I don't dare turn on my AT&T phone. He gets a text, "Welcome to Amsterdam. You now have unlimited data and $0.20 a minute calling." We fly to Budapest. My AT&T phone is in ultimate battery saver mode. His T-Mobile phone gets a text, "Welcome to Hungary. You now have unlimited data and $0.20 a minute calling." We drive to a resort town in Hungary. On the way, we cross into Austria. I'm not even turning on my AT&T phone to take pictures. His T-Mobile phone dings and he get's a text, "Welcome to Austria. You now have unlimited data and $0.20 a minute calling." Later we cross back into Hungary...You get the drift. I'm on T-Mobile now.