Comment on GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac
Poayjay@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The thing that kills me about this sort of thing is the complete lack of accountability. Working class people at assembly plants, dealers, suppliers will all feel the sting from the drop in sales. There’s some dipshit MBA at GM who made and pushed this decision. Any rational person could see that GM is not is a position to push their own infotainment system. Car play and android auto are beloved. Not having one or both is a deal breaker for new car purchasers. We will never know who this person is. Making such an outrageously bad business decision should result thing this person being blackballed from any kind of business role. But that will never happen.
Working class people at assembly plants, dealers, suppliers will all feel the sting from the drop in sales.
Too many people make the mistake of projection. No one buys GM vehicles for their infotainment system. Any loss in vehicle sales will likely be offset by the increased income from selling user data.
That’s what they’re banking on.
Not having one or the other is a deal breaker? My guy, neither one ever crossed my mind while purchasing a car. Didn’t need it growing up, still don’t need it now.
They’re pushing a Google developed infotainment system. Android automotive.
reddig33@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Becoming employee-owned can help with this. Union pressure can also help. Nothing stopping the unions from enrolling their members in a stock purchase plan to give them more votes/power/sway.