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Re:Bringing fully autonomous rides to Nashville, in partners... by rangestransform on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @01:35PM (#45278894)
I sometimes prefer to enjoy the benefits of vertical integration, like Apple being able to codevelop hardware and software unrestricted from having to provide a public API at every layer (e.g. airpods device switching), and being able to unilaterally dictate user experience guidelines to app developers (e.g. ask app not to track).
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Re:Bringing fully autonomous rides to Nashville, in partners... by groggo on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @07:14PM (#45282587)
For sure! It's an interesting point. But from an economic point of view, it's better for consumers if there are clean boundaries and every layer is commoditized.
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