It's Apple.
Nice try troll. But this is nothing to do with Apple. Every PC and device manufacturer has raised prices significantly. In fact you could argue that Apple has tried to beat the game with the Macbook Neo. So stick a fork in false narratives.
In an interview with CarExpert, Vikram Pawah, the CEO of BMW Group Australia, said that young buyers prefer the newer controls. “We can see that voice and touch are becoming more and more common,” Pawah told the outlet. “Maybe it’s a generational thing as well. You would see that a lot of the younger generation, maybe 45 or below, they’re tapped into these technologies at a faster pace, using voice, using touch.”
This would be somewhat believable if this design only affected cars targeted at young buyers. It does not. Many of BMW are targeted at affluent boomers and Gen X due to high price.
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And DARPA has a whole program for it:
So let me ask you
Absolutely. 100%.
But if you stop lying about surveillance being the reason and look at the fact they have socialized medicine, easy access to support for counseling and depression, near zero access to weapons, along with a strong culture of learning and education you quickly realize that many other things are at play.
The cart is full. The items have been picked. The checkout button is waiting. You click "place order" — and then nothing happens. There’s no delivery driver on the way. No charge to your credit card. No package waiting at your door. And that’s the point.
Interestingly, if Google was about giving choice - they'd give you an option to turn off AI answers entirely in the search. But they don't. But, at least they have safe search enabled so you don't accidentally see a nipple.
This is the thing that has made me so angry with modern SaaS software. My favorite example is that I pay quickbooks a monthly fee, and there is no way I can find to make it stop popping up giant intrusive ads for their other services every single time I open it. I hate them so much.
Do no evil. We all know why you removed it. Couldn't be more obvious.
2000 pounds of chinese soup = 1 Won Ton
