[JustSomeNobody]

> And they’re dead set on doubling down on their homegrown software and freezing out CarPlay. Shaking my damn head.

This is going to go badly for them. A lot of people (all iOS users) will not even look at a GM. The used market for them will suffer as well. But, hey, if you need a really cheap used car in 5 or so years, and you don't care about Carplay, GM has you covered!

[daydream]

Just buy the cheap car, rip out the head unit, and replace it with a CarPlay compatible one.

Assuming you’ll even be able to do that…

Could be a nice money-making opportunity.

[colejohnson66]

Can't do that if you lease the car, which a lot of people do.

Technically, you could, but you'd have to put back the old system on lease end.