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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by mulmen on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:26AM (#38623430)
Good for them? Why should a good infotainment system cost $25B/year in perpetuity? Doesn't anyone solve problems anymore?
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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by anjel on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:49AM (#38624443)
Why did mfr's GPS cost thousands as an option or subscription for 15 years while Garmin Nuvi portable devices for three hundred dollars ran circles around built-in units?
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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by hgomersall on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:28AM (#38623783)
From the article: they want a slice of the $25 billion subscriptions.
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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by mulmen on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:47AM (#38624437)
Sure but who wants that? GM could be right that people want a car that hasn’t been enshittified.

The problem with chasing $25bn in subscription fees is you don’t know the opportunity cost of alienating your customer base.

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by frumper on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @09:08AM (#38627544)
> GM alone hoping to make as much as $25 billion per year just off subscriptions by 2030.

They think they’ll make $25B themselves. They also want your data.

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by mulmen on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:10PM (#38633499)
Oh, yeah, that’s worse.
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