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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy
You could be correct, I was under the impression that BMW wrote and supports the WiFi interface and not Apple.
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Well, sure - BMW included the wifi hardware interface and developed it to communicate with the iPhone - to Apple's specifications. But, BMW won't need to do anything more. You click "CarPlay" and the iPhone is driving the screen at that point. Kind of like changing the "source" on your TV to the DVD player or Apple TV.
Like using Apple TV - it's just another device that drives the experience on a TV screen (vs a car's LCD screen). HDMI or Wifi... it's just a data transfer standard that is static. Show me a TV manufacturer that's trying to charge you $80/year to use your Apple TV...
BMW is ripping off its customers. $80/year... I'll ask again. What does BMW do to justify the additional charge? What value are they adding each year? Apple is doing the work and they give us the IOS updates free.