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Originally Posted by pz619
Apple doesn't charge a licensing fee for carplay. BMW pays nothing other than the hardware to support the software. So no chance there is $80 worth of improvements per year that are being passed along. Apple also doesn't allow manufacturers to modify it's software so there really isn't any cost for BMW. It's simply a cash grab.
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Could also make the argument that Apple doesn't charge anything to update your iPhone so why charge for this. IMO it's just one more way to make more $$$ and more importantly turn these transactions into yearly profits to show how profitable they are year over year.