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They bribe then with tax incentives

We should probably list all past sexual partners and all their past names as well.

Wasn't that the one that caused some movies/TV shows to go elsewhere?

I'm contemplating getting it for PC as I originally got it on switch

Nah man, 2027-2029. They're going to get so obese. This is just the appy.

ah, that makes sense. Thanks.

You connect your phone to it, and then it takes over some displays in the cars infotainment unit.

But that means it needs a screen. The car already has a computer in it, so it could output it's own stuff to the screen if it really wanted to.

Everything they need to show you a map is already there in the car if they wanted to write the software themselves, add a gps, and a cellular connection.

Edit: And by making this the main system, they give up control of a critical part of the car. If it's optional and not the only system, then they likely have their own software stack with maps and a gps/cellular connection anyway.

Edit: And just to be clear, you statement of

Why the fuck do cars need to be connected to the Internet all the time?

And your response is, but the car should be connected to the internet and have all the internet connectivity that people want, but i just want it to be through my phone, and I want the OEMs to be beholden to Apple and Google in the process because of that demand.

While those might be reasons, he has claimed its because of his trans daughter. It's a pretty disgusting stance.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/09/elon-musks-journey-from-humanitarian-to-poster-of-rightwing-memes

Emphasis mine below

According to his biographer, Walter Isaacson, around this period Musk began sending “rightwing memes and conspiracy theories” to Grimes, who replied: “Is this from 4chan or something? You’re actually starting to sound like someone from the far right.”

At the same time, his daughter Vivian came out as transgender and changed her name, declaring that she no longer wanted to “be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form”.

Musk himself has cited Vivian as a reason for his political shift, telling the pop psychologist Jordan Peterson that he had “lost [his] son [sic], essentially”, and concluding that his son “is dead, killed by the woke mind virus”.

1k nugget orders!?

So, car manufacturers have to give up control of their car and use software by other people which will impose limitations on them. Gotcha. And everything needed for that to work is exactly what they would need to add if they did it themselves, except a cell connection (edit: and the GPS)

Time to elect a 72 year old replacement!

Why is dying in quotes? She has cancer... she's kinda dying, not 'dying'.