MBCook

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by MBCook 3mo ago
I didn’t care. Because to me the performance was a cost I was more than willing to pay for giving me sanity in JS land. Knowing you were passing the right types, right number of arguments, etc. Just the quality of documentation you got from
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by MBCook 3mo ago
I own a Ford now, had a Honda and I’m in a relative’s Honda somewhat frequently. Rented a number of GMs for sure, maybe a Nissan? Some of that is more fuzzy.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
They’ll attribute that to something else and claim dropping CarPlay was a huge success and do it in gas models.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Wouldn’t that mean CarPlay Ultra is flat out impossible? But it exists. And is available in at least one production car.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Casey is one of three hosts on an Apple focused podcast. They’ve discussed CarPlay Ultra numerous times. He’s discussed watching the WWDC session where how it works and gets themed was first explained. I promise, he knows exactly what it is
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by MBCook 3mo ago
That’s very odd. I’ve used my phones with 3 different cars regularly using CarPlay every single time I drive for literally a decade without ever experiencing that. Plus various rental cars!
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by MBCook 3mo ago
> This was covered in the article, that’s just CarPlay Ultra And Apple doesn’t just take it over. It requires a per-model design package the OEM makes with Apple’s help. So they can keep all their logos and design elements they care abou
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Plus it’s not going to integrate with your steering wheel controls, navigation system, or anything else. Those are a great solution for a car that doesn’t have an infotainment screen. But Teslas, Rivians, and GMs all do. So why should anyon
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Tesla was similar. There was a report years ago about how Apple parking lots were just full of the things. And yet Tesla wouldn’t play ball.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
They do care about future sales. Not only you, but the people you’re going to tell to stay away from them because of this.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
For what it’s worth I’ve heard they’re basically identical. It’s just some two-way data and an h264 video stream. There’s a reason basically everyone supports both. Seems to be really easy. I don’t know whether the auto makers actually forc
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by MBCook 3mo ago
TBF for a lot of stuff they could probably just monitor the audio system to fingerprint things the way TVs do these days and sell that data even if you use android auto or CarPlay. But they certainly get a lot more if you use their maps and
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by MBCook 3mo ago
That’s one of the things that’s always seemed odd to me. I’m more likely to use some service on the car that you get a kick back for and can spy on if I can use my cell phone data plan. If you try to put a gate in front of it of a $25/
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Plus it improves every year. On my previous car it never changed from the day I bought it, other than navigation getting more and more out of date. On my current car I get software updates occasionally. I’m not sure that function ever chang
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by MBCook 3mo ago
The author of the original piece is asking for a choice. Your opinion is not an argument for that. It’s also not an argument against that. So I’m not terribly sure what it adds to the discussion. I’m not surprised there are people who like
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by MBCook 3mo ago
I believe iOS 27 brings a MiniPlayer, but I don’t know the rules about when it does/doesn’t show.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
50, as another commenter pointed out.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
1/2” open reel magnetic tape please or GTFO.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Since then GM has dropped CarPlay. Rivian has appeared following Tesla and refusing to support it. And I thought there were some other existing manufacturer who was either getting rid of it or thinking about it. Basically despite the popula
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by MBCook 3mo ago
OK you don’t like it. How is that an argument against allowing people to choose?
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by MBCook 3mo ago
It could be a small brand not sold in the US that a large portion of the audience here wouldn’t recognize.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
That was the statistic, with GM‘s move to ditch it is that still true? Wasn’t there also some other legacy auto maker that was planning to?
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by MBCook 3mo ago
And that’s the thing isn’t it? Often the same app is better on CarPlay/android auto than it is in the native UI for the vast majority of cars.
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Effectively no one does that. I think there might be one or two ultra luxury cars that do, but in general no one does. Because they don’t wanna cut off any of their audience. And at this point it seems like 80% of car manufacturers just shi
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by MBCook 3mo ago
Yep. Subscriptions and incentives. Every car I have purchased has satellite radio factory installed. And each time SiriusXM will not shut up about trying to get me to sign up. Over and over. It takes years before they give up. I don’t want
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by MBCook 4mo ago
I expected this to be official from the title but it doesn’t seem to be.
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by MBCook 4mo ago
Sony Pictures . A different division of a huge conglomerate. And Sony already has other movie selling divisions/streaming services. It’s not all one Sony. Just like Samsung or MS divisions fight and get into spats.
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by MBCook 4mo ago
Apple has been selling movies for far longer haven’t they? Amazon is clearly invested in the space. Even Google. From a video game store is the part I find odd. I get walled gardens. Not this one for this purpose.
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by MBCook 4mo ago
Why would anyone “buy” movies from PlayStation . That’s not their business, I would never have expected them to be in it for the long haul, just like MS did a rug pull on this a few years ago didn’t they?
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by MBCook 4mo ago
This was bound to happen. I’ve long suspected the #1 reason physical games exist was to placate a few big retailers like Best Buy and Walmart and Target so they’d continue to carry the console. Clearly that’s no longer necessary. Download-o

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