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Ask HN: Why would Apple make a car?

• draw_down 6y ago
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• 0x1DEADCA0 6y ago
  Because, much like their laptops and phones, the people who are buying them aren't "optimizing for reliability", but rather "showing off" which turns out to be a pretty profitable venture from Apple's point of view
  • 2rsf 6y ago
    Nicely demonstrated by Tesla which might be a good car but you see people showing off their (distracting) big screen, (immature) self driving or (insecure) phone app
    • 0x1DEADCA0 6y ago
      Or in the case of a natural disaster, not going anywhere on account of not being able to charge it ;)
  • simplerman 6y ago
    I switched to Apple's ecosystem in 2017, I would say it is definitely more reliable than alternatives. Less freedom but also way less crashes or issues. And that is one of the reason that I am sticking with it.
• hindsightbias 6y ago
  All the competition has no path to vertical integration. Premium product, optimized integration, maximized profits, valuation to the stars.
• Andys 6y ago
  Because in the medium-term future, cars are going to be all about software, and will be for entertainment almost as much as transport.