Yep. Subscriptions and incentives.

Every car I have purchased has satellite radio factory installed. And each time SiriusXM will not shut up about trying to get me to sign up. Over and over. It takes years before they give up.

I don’t want it. So why is it in the car? Because they pay Ford and Honda and everyone else to put it there.

Why did they both have Spotify? And iHeartRadio? Who even uses that? All sorts of other things. There’s a kickback for every one.

But unlike satellite none of them work without a cell connection. And they won’t use your phone. You have to pay the car maker for their overpriced connectivity. That’s what they want you to do.

Money money everywhere. But if I use CarPlay or android auto guess who doesn’t get a cut.

“People will think our software is bad.” It is, that’s why I want CarPlay.