"Apple Speeds Up Electric-Car WorkApple Speeds Up Electric-Car Work"

[mrlynn]

WSJ wrote: Consumer-Electronics Maker Aims to Finalize First Vehicle in 2019


By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
Sept. 21, 2015 1:38 p.m. ET

Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, according to people familiar with the matter. . .

http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-speeds...1442857105

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Imagine a car with no replaceable parts: The Apple Auto (which I assume they will call it).

/Mr Lynn

[p8712]

The engine would gradually slow down with every software update, forcing you to upgrade cars every 2-3 years. Genius.

[wurm]

Nah, it will be called the idon'tburngas.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

It should work to put the title into a google search, then click on the link to read the entire article. Might require doing the search in an alternate browser.

[mrlynn]

wurm wrote:
Nah, it will be called the idon'tburngas.

No, the CoalBurner.

/Mr Lynn

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Reminds me of an old joke where a car was run by different operating systems. You told the Mac to go to the store and it took you to the church (to drink the Flavor Aid?).

[GGD]

They'll be manufactured in China by FoxConn and delivered by FedEx.

[Speedy]

And you can have it in any color you want as long as it is black.

[IronMac]

Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
Reminds me of an old joke where a car was run by different operating systems. You told the Mac to go to the store and it took you to the church (to drink the Flavor Aid?).

I too was thinking of an old Mac versus Windows car joke!

[Numo]

Speedy wrote:
And you can have it in any color you want as long as it is black.

You're dating yourself, Speedy. :-)

Of course, I suppose one could argue that Ford was the Jobs of his day.