XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Theo  wrote:   
   [...]   
      
   > It's not a rumour, it's their stated position for 3 years:   
   > https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-dropping-   
   pple-carplay-and-android-auto-from-2024-evs/   
   > https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-kills-more-than-carpla   
   -support-it-kills-choice/   
   > https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/12/gm-justifies-decision-to-   
   itch-apple-carplay-due-to-stability-issues/   
   >   
   > (of course, 'new EVs' has turned into 'new cars' generally)   
   >   
   > They want you to stay in their ecosystem where they can get revenue from   
   > you, eg for subscriptions and to sell your data to advertisers.   
      
     That - IMO rather stupid - 'policy' might not sit well with car rental   
   companies and their big fleets! I can imagine that their Joe Customer is   
   not looking forward to figuring out the proprietary satnav system,   
   entering all the destinations, routes, etc., instead of just connecting   
   hir phone and drive off.   
      
   > You can listen to music, but it's on whatever streaming apps they get around   
   > to providing - or they can cut deals with.   
      
     Same problem. Customers want to play *their* music, not what some car   
   company thinks they should listen to. Does Spotify ring a bell?   
      
   > A big folder of MP3s does have its advantages...   
      
     You mean the one on *my* *phone*?   
      
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