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GM's replacement for CarPlay is due at the end of 2023, but its dealers are in the dark about when that will be and what it will do to sales when buyers figure it out.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s even worse is GM hired a VP who failed at Apple.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wish I could fail upwards like that.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Going from VP at Apple to one at GM feels like a proper fail to me.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

For the individual it doesn't matter what the company name is. It matters what they're paid.

I assume that's a reference to Mike Abbott, as he's a software VP at GM and used to work at Apple. He was only hired this year so I don't see salary data for him, but other "Executive Vice President" positions are paid ~$8.8m as of 2022. No idea what he was paid at Apple, but it's hard to consider a salary that is likely in the high 7 digits or low 8 digits to be a "proper fail." If it is, I would love to sign up for this kind of failure.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Me too, me too.