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Would you buy an Apple Car?

Discussion in 'Electric Vehicles' started by hcdavis3, Dec 21, 2020.

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Would you consider this?

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  2. No

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  1. Nosken

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    So, Apple would perfectly model the Tesla experience? Partially in jest, but I am a FanBoi for both platforms. With all the warts, IMHO, they are the best choices for me. Let me know when you can walk into a Samsung or Google phone store to actually get service.
     
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  2. Tiger

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    I'd buy any car that has a good-feeling combination of 1) Safety, 2) Performance, 3) Range, 4) Space, and 5) Price. Currently Tesla has no rivals.
     
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  3. banned-66611

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    We don't have Google phone stores but I've never had trouble getting service from them. My Pixels have a feature that lets you chat to a real human almost instantly, and they can help you with any issues and see what is on your screen if you left them. No need to go to the store.
     
  4. banned-66611

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    Price, really?

    Can you say why something like an e-Niro doesn't meet these requirements? More space than a Model 3 or S, cheaper, 300 miles range, reasonably quick, lots of tech, autopilot, good safety ratings etc.
     
  5. Takumi

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    Customer service like this?
     
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  6. banned-66611

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    They do have a tendency to at least try to fob you off.

    They seem to be trained to never admit anything about Apple products sucks either, which makes it hard to get basic information. Like I asked if you could use the pen to write an email like you can with Samsung and eventually got the answer that no you can't, but there might be an app for it, but they don't know what the app is and I can't test it out in the store.
     
  7. Takumi

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    #27 Takumi, Dec 30, 2020
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    If you'd like to know more about what it takes to be an Apple Genius: How To Be a Genius: This Is Apple's Secret Employee Training Manual


    Point is customer service comes down to the person. Yeah, people suck. If you feel like you're not getting good customer service, then try a different person. If you keep getting a bad experience, try checking the mirror.
     
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  8. banned-66611

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    What it says in the book and the policy on the ground are two different things. Anyway, a lot of the problems are at the corporate level, e.g. denying faults for years like the iPhone 6 battery issues, the Macbook hinge problems, the butterfly keyboard's flakiness, the laptop screen faults etc. Or simply bad apps that nobody except the developers at Apple can do anything about, e.g. Apple Maps.

    Can you imagine if Apple had launched a car with Apple Maps? Telling people to drive on to runways, off bridges, into the outback etc.
     
  9. uujjj2

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    What if the Apple Car isn't a car?

    A few years ago, there were rumors that Apple was interested in Lit Motors, which was working on a self-balancing, fully enclosed electric motorcycle. Since then, Lit Motors has gone dark and rumors are that some of their employees moved to Apple. A highly differentiated product is more the Apple way than another me-too premium electric car.

    If a really nice enclosed bike the product Apple makes, I'm in line to buy one. Mr. Uujjj gave up motorcycling when he had kids, but deep down, he still thinks two wheels is better than four. Lane splitting without the death wish! Hell yeah!
     
  10. MXLRplus

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    Apple and their proprietary closed architecture mindset and love of altering the UI at random?

    No thank you, I do not want to go to an Apple Store to get tires and I kind of like being able to find the controls every time I drive.
     
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  11. uujjj2

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    Let's be honest here. Tesla has a closed proprietary architecture mindset and love of altering the UI at random too.
     
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  12. MXLRplus

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    Absolutely. Those are perhaps the two biggest flaws in Tesla's business model.

    I tried pretty much all the EVs before buying a Tesla. Only Tesla offered the payload, towing, and range I needed in an EV. If I didn't need a work 'truck' EV, I would have settled on other EV choices.

    My iPhone has just underwent another pointless alteration of basic functionality. My New Year's Resolution is to use my Android exclusively. What was stopping me before? Migration losses. Everytime you alter a UI for any business product, you incur lost startup costs. There is no such thing as 'free time'. Losing time up front and not gaining it back later is bad. With cars, it can be deadly.
     
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  13. mark95476

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    Probably not.

    I'm currently driving a MY and ordered a tri-motor CyberTruck after the reveal. The CT is the vehicle I really want.
     
  14. EnginesEnosis

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    I am not an Apple fan so I won't consider it. I'd better prefer buying one from a start-up maker.
     
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  15. Catbiscuits

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    I have tons of Apple devices, but no way. I don't want to have absolutely no updates (except for bug fixes) between yearly drops on something that will only last three years before it becomes obsolete. This is a terrible, money-wasting decision by Apple.
     
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  16. Jester~

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    I love Apple, but I don't have faith they can do a car. I'd give it a few years to see the how they stand up first. I love that they are trying though, it can only help the adoption of EV's.
     
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  17. drtimhill

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    I agree they have lost a lot of the design edge they used to have, but they still deliver solid products and excellent customer service. A rare thing these days.
     
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    Given my history with Macs, I need to ask: Will it be compatible with roads?
     
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  19. APotatoGod

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    Hmm, would including a phone with your purchase of the car be sufficient? ;)
     
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    All with the worker out of the equation equation.
     

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