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How is GM a middleman when they are producing the product I am buying which is a car? If GM bundled OnStar with a top tier infotainment / navigation / ChatGpt
by jasondigitized 2y ago
How is GM a middleman when they are producing the product I am buying which is a car? If GM bundled OnStar with a top tier infotainment / navigation / ChatGpt / I’m hungry where do I eat app, I’ll pay for that as long as it’s reasonable and lets me know I’ll be taken care of if I crash and need assistance.
- eropple 2y agoMaybe for you. If it doesn't exactly mirror the stuff on my phone, though, it's distinctly worse than using my phone. If it doesn't start playing music from my phone when I turn the car on, it's distinctly worse than using my phone. If it doesn't act like my phone does today, it's distinctly worse than using my phone. For me, there is no room for GM to become a player here. I have friends' addresses, etc. in my iPhone's contacts and they show up on Maps. GM isn't going to do that, so GM isn't going to get my business. I'm starting to look for a new car right now, and this is a hard no. If it doesn't support CarPlay and Android Auto (both--I've used both in the last five years, and might switch back again to Android in the lifetime of my next car), it's outside my observable universe.
- lokar 2y agoI would never consider buying GM. I was, in the past, a UAW shop steward.
- hedora 2y agoI once bought a GM vehicle. Never again.
- shiroiushi 2y agoMy family had GM cars when I was a child, decades ago. Never would I seriously consider buying a GM.
- eropple 2y agoThat's fair! I've looked long and hard at the Chevy Bolt in the past, but I think other car models have surpassed it.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoWhy would you pay for that when your phone already does all of that and you always have it on you?
- hedora 2y agoThey are trying to be a middleman between you and the internet. It’s analogous to a TV and monitor manufacturer saying they are no longer providing non-wifi inputs, app side loading, or supporting screen casting from local devices. Then the manufacturer would charge a monthly fee for the monitor to keep working. Hopefully, next, the CEO acts surprised when reporting the resulting massive drop in shipments.
- briandear 2y agoGM doing top tier tech is a joke. Also, they monetize your car data.