GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
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GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
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Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#2Why didn't they just keep it on life support?
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#3This is the same company that plans to block Airplay and Android Auto no less.
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#4GM is removing CarPlay, and now this story that they are dropping support for in car infotainment apps for cars that are 5-7 years old. Are consumers really going to buy their cars? I won’t consider a new car that doesn’t offer CarPlay/android auto.
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#5Why didn't they just keep it on life support?
They wanted to demonstrate why their move away from Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is a bad idea and why people shouldn't buy their cars (if they care about them still functioning after 4-6 years).
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#6This is everything that is wrong with "smart" devices. Just give me a normal radio with Bluetooth capabilities, especially if you're unwilling to support something for the reasonable life of your product.
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#7CarPlay/Android Auto is how you can get a modern infotainment system on a car that's a decade old. A new phone - a fraction of the cost of a new car - and you get access to all the new shiny stuff. That also means that people are less incentivized to upgrade a car that has CarPlay/Android Auto support - probably exactly the reason why GM wants to drop support for them.
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#8GM the company is next, probably within 8 years.
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#9GM is removing CarPlay, and now this story that they are dropping support for in car infotainment apps for cars that are 5-7 years old. Are consumers really going to buy their cars? I won’t consider a new car that doesn’t offer CarPlay/android auto.
I am so glad that I insisted on buying a car with CarPlay five years ago. At the time a number of our options did not have CarPlay, but were otherwise quite solid cars. If I'd gone with any of them I'd likely be a lot less happy than I am now: given that I use CarPlay on literally every drive, it's probably the single most important feature to have.
I get that GM doesn't want to cede the important center console to third parties because it feels like giving up their control, but man, is it ever going to be the wrong choice for them.
Re: GM Deprecating In-Car App Store for Models as Recent as 2020
#10GM tech management, If you wanna talk I'm here for you.
Who is forcing your hand here.