They Used To Last 50 Years

Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by tokenizerrr on Monday March 20, 2017 @05:26AM (#13912777)

So you're not responding to the parent comment at all? The comment:

> I think it should be that way with cars. Just include a screen and some buttons, then let people connect their smart phones.

Your situation as described:

A built-in navigation system which is quite a bit more than just a screen and some buttons. It just happens to use your phone for data connection.

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by Dylan16807 on Monday March 20, 2017 @07:12PM (#13918456)

He's saying that he disagrees with the parent comment. That just a screen is great until it means you can't navigate.

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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by tokenizerrr on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:36AM (#13921595)

Right. Except he doesn't just have a screen. He has some navigation system onboard that happens to use the phone's data system. Not just a screen. If it was just a screen you could hook your phone up to it and see the phone's screen. And then on the phone you use any of the many offline navigator apps. Which is perfectly viable, if it was just a screen, which he doesn't have.

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