A little off the beaten path, but considering our travel plans, maybe this becomes a little more applicable. The good news is that we have a little time to decide before having to book our tickets.
On another note, check out Joe's family site, which details his and his wife's extensive travels. Mind blown.
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CarPlay will become much more interesting if and when, say, the millionth CarPlay-equipped car is sold to a customer, which is probably at least two years away even if manufacturer adoption goes very well.
What struck me as odd about this announcement was the fact that CarPlay is not a standalone app. CarPlay won’t be used by the majority of people. And it certainly won’t have the “Apple Effect” we have come to know and expect.[1]
Who gets to benefit from CarPlay? If the goal is to make interaction with your iPhone safer while driving, why choose such a small target market? Is that effect worth the millions invested? I know exactly zero people who are going to buy a brand new car in the next year. The chance of them acquiring CarPlay is probably less than zero.[2]
CarPlay can’t be meant for such a small group of people.
Unless, ahem, Unless, Apple has something else up its sleeve for CarPlay. If I was a betting man, this would be my guess.
I don’t know the extent of improvement a standalone app would have on road safety. I don’t know if Apple would release a standalone device that would improve interaction with an iPhone on the road. And I don’t know if Apple views the transportation industry as an industry in need of disruption.
What I do know is Apple has a very large number of devices flying down the highway at 60 mph in the hands of unruly drivers. Unlike Google, I can’t see Apple turning a blind eye to the safety impact of an iPhone.
CarPlay is a stepping stone to something greater. The Motorola Rokr seems to faintly come to mind. And we know what came about after that hardware disaster.
By “Apple Effect”, I mean complete and utter dominance and disruption. Of course. Sigh. ↩
Assuming CarPlay only comes in select models — which so happen to be the most expensive models. ↩
Despite the inflammatory title, I feel this is a non-issue. Sure, some American workers will cry out against the system and claim injustices. But those are misnomers.
It should be widely known that a career in the tech industry is lucrative. When comparing the increase from the intern salary to the future salary, I'm sure the percent change isn't all that different from other industries.
I worked as an intern in a middle school during my education studies. I was paid $20 an hour to sit at the back of the class and watch the teacher teach. Occasionally I would help out in class or take small groups into the hallway to help with homework. Relative to tech interns, I did far less work.
In Manitoba, the increase from that education internship salary to a full-time teacher salary would be approximately 40% (assuming a full-time starting salary is around $55,000).
According to the article, the highest paid interns work at Palantir and make approximately $85,000 per year. A 40% increase would leave us in the range of $125,000 in annual compensation. Evidently, the percent increase hardly changes from industry to industry.
Before making any assumptions, compare the math. Tech interns are getting paid for their work at an appropriate level of compensation. If you have a problem with that, change your career. Brutally honest, but brutally true.