We're five pages in and since this thread IS about a car, how come there aren't any bad phone or computer analogies 
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Tim Cook Teases Apple Car: 'It's Going to Be Christmas Eve for a While'
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That's what I meant, actually. I know a 100K car is not going to come down in price much. They need a car that is competitive with the other current electric cars on the market.
It was a failed attempt at a joke. The joke would've worked more if he was referring to accessories or something, but it probably still wouldn't have been funny.
But in contrast to normal doors these will be heavily encrypted and thus impossible to find, let alone - enter.
I'm pleased about the car , but Apple also needs to plough money into A.I and virtual reality. Otherwise they will fall behind other companies
We're five pages in and since this thread IS about a car, how come there aren't any bad phone or computer analogies
The Apple car will be the Blackberry of the automobile world.
It should 16, 32, 64 and 128
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Nope, not even tires! If you put any other third party tires, on next software update, the whole car will be disabled and you have to tow it to the nearest Apple Auto Genius Center!
Granted, Apple isn't going to pull a dozen OS software engineers off of OS X in order to work on suspension design, but your particular example here is a bad one. In one of Apple's keynotes they admitted that OS X would be late because they pulled engineers off of it to work on iOS.
Also, these activities divide the attention of the people at the top. If Tim Cook is involved with the car, he's less involved with something else.
1. You haven't even seen the Apple Concept Car. Maybe you won't like it, but at the moment it's a little early to be judgmental.
2. People thought there were plenty of great phone options before Apple ever made an iPhone. In fact, a lot of those "great" options went away once everyone saw what Apple was doing.
Macrumors in 10 years:
Remember Apple had that terrible period several years after Jobs died? They tried making a car, a TV series featuring Dr Dre, they bought Beats, they totally fragmented their product lineup, their software was obsolete at launch.
If you're a shareholder, be prepared for a rough ride down to the $80s. I've been saying it for months: Apple is extremely vulnerable right now.
Remember Apple had that terrible period several years after Jobs died? They tried making a car, a TV series featuring Dr Dre, they bought Beats, they totally fragmented their product lineup, their software was obsolete at launch.
If you're a shareholder, be prepared for a rough ride down to the $80s. I've been saying it for months: Apple is extremely vulnerable right now.
Still not enough. Maybe 2025 might be better. Let's get a Snow Leopard again for 10.12/13
[doublepost=1456533193][/doublepost]Will the Apple Car only come with 1 year warranty too? Will we need Apple Care to get phone support for our car past the 90 days? Will the Apple Store in the mall fix my car? Will Apple offer Apple Care+ for accidental drops? Will there be a student discount like with Macs? Will the Apple Car qualify as an item for BTS promotion to get Apple Music free for one year in our car? Will Apple Care stream photos and videos to iCloud as I drive to take in the scenery?
" Frank, get off that transmission and go fix the lag on 9.2 will ya".
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No one cares though.
Well.. here's the issue.. Electric Vehicles (Leaf, Tesla, etc. ) contain no transmission whatsoever. Thus. 9.2 wouldn't cause transmission lag.
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Well.. here's the issue.. Electric Vehicles (Leaf, Tesla, etc. ) contain no transmission whatsoever. Thus. 9.2 wouldn't cause transmission lag.
I knew they were kind of shifty...
I'm with you, I don't want new stuff. I want polished existing products, even a refined (reduced) set of products.
If what I've read is true, the Model 3 will start at $35k BEFORE any EV tax breaks (some of the tax breaks have an upper limit, so only the early purchasers of the Model 3 will get to take advantage of them--once the money allocated to the tax break is gone, it's gone...unless it gets re-funded). That will bring the price well below $30k for some buyers.
That's the good news.
Many of the cooler features, like autonomous parking and driving, will be expensive add-ons. And most likely it won't be free to use the SuperChargers with the Model 3. When you hook your Model 3 up to the SuperCharger, it will automatically charge your credit card for the amount of electricity. This will be more expensive than charging at home, but most likely less than buying the equivalent amount of gasoline. Some have suggested that lifetime free access to the SuperChargers will be an option you can buy for $4000.
Tiresome. Nothing but jokes to see here. Reminds me a lot of the forums pre-iPhone announcement.
Autonomous vehicles with buggy software and incomplete implementation.
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