[jollybean]

Cars are becoming platforms for software and services, where the differentiation are those things, which Apple is good at.

Apple is so big, they have to look to giant markets to expand into.

At their scale, they should probably always 'be thinking about making a car' because the potentiality is so big, but being prudent enough to say 'no' almost all of the time. To the point that I think it's unlikely they will make one.

They partnered with Motorola just before the iPhone to dip their feet, so watch out for that one, i.e. the fully integrated Fiat, designed by Aplle or something.