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twolf2919 said:

TimJobs said:

They do get it. They don’t want to use apples proprietary software when trying to have you navigate the functions of the car. Why do you think Tesla hasn’t enabled android or CarPlay? Because these companies are putting the entire settings into the screen

StrangeDays said:

These dudes still just don’t get it. I don’t want to use their coming-along infotainment systems. I don’t want to use a Rivian mapping app. I want to use the polished one I already use every day, that is feature-rich, and integrates with my devices and events. 

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”

You seem like you've never used CarPlay or Android Auto.  What "functions of the car" do you think CarPlay controls?  I'll tell you - none.   It's a pure money grab by these executives.  They want you tied to their infotainment stack so you can, at some point, pony up for services you already get on your smartphone.

To be fair, for EVs deep integration into maps can be useful. You can add charging stations to your route based on need and even preheat the battery (if needed) before you arrive for optimal charging speed.

But at least on my Jaguar, access to the native apps is just a click away inside Carplay.

StrangeDays said:

These dudes still just don’t get it. I don’t want to use their coming-along infotainment systems. I don’t want to use a Rivian mapping app. I want to use the polished one I already use every day, that is feature-rich, and integrates with my devices and events. 

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”

Not only that, but many apps will be missing or feature reduced as well. For me, Carplay is one of the must-haves on a car - alongside being electric, 4WD, adaptive cruise control, an instrument panel or at a minimum a HUD, and good cameras.

Typically, if Apple has stopped distributing the product for more than five years, it's considered vintage

They sold the original Homepod until March 2021, so that's just over three years - not even close to "more than five years". And speakers like this should have a much longer lifespan than phones... Sonos even supports gear that's almost twenty years old, on an older, less-but-still-maintained version of their OS (S1).

CuJoYYC said:

I'm sure the delay is Apple's fault.
 

That's likely, actually. Before Apple launched lossless with no change in price, it was an option that came at a premium. When Apple just included it in their normal subscription, launching it at a higher price tier was less attractive - and adding it to their normal subscription wo ld just cost Spotify more in fees and bandwidth.

Spotify makes their living from their service, for Apple it's just a part of keeping you in the eco system.

I've got 170 GB free on my 256 GB phone (minimum capacity).

There's far less issues with 128 GB storage on iPhones than shipping Macs with 8 GB of RAM.