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by dsfyu404ed 2950 days ago
Do they need a self driving car? Facebook isn't building one. Amazon isn't building one.

I can see why a self driving car appeals to Apple since Apple's expertise is integrating software and hardware in a high quality way but I don't see this as something the need to do to not be left behind.
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mandeepj 2950 days ago
> Amazon isn't building one

Amazon is working on it.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/12/intel-cisco-and-amazon-intro...

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eaurouge 2950 days ago
Neither of those companies has the cash reserves Apple has at its disposal. Nor the expertise in hardware software integration. There’s lots of things Apple can do with their cash, gaining a foothold in a data rich industry of the future is one of the more obvious ones.
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SmellyGeekBoy 2949 days ago
An even more obvious one would be bringing their hardware up to the same spec as their competitors and fixing macOS...
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