☕💻🌨️Apple's announcing a bunch of new tech today, but I can't stop wishing they'd finally announce an Apple E-Bike--not because I could ever afford one, but because it would get a bunch of rich people cycling so cities might actually start building bike lanes.
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Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season. Love y'all, hope you got that bike you asked Santa for! ❤️🥺🎁
Mike Perham@evanpeterjones I’d like to see them partner with Bosch and other motor makers on a new BikePlay integration. Step up their push against climate change.
Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦@evanpeterjones
For Apple, #cycling is a sport, not utility or commuting. They said so themselves, and then tried to explain why Apple Watch is a better Garmin and Apple Health a better Strava.
https://mas.to/@osma/110492959248439280
For Apple, #cycling is a sport, not utility or commuting. They said so themselves, and then tried to explain why Apple Watch is a better Garmin and Apple Health a better Strava.
https://mas.to/@osma/110492959248439280
Osma A (@[email protected])
Cycling is a competitive sport for some (who will not be using Apple Watch) and exercise for others. But what it is not, is commuting. #WWDC #WWDC23 #cycling
Chris RealAn 'Apple e-bike' would mean special propriety parts, and besides, "rich people" would only ride around their estates and properties, so no, it would NOT result in more bike lanes.
Your simplistic reasoning would never withstand the force of reality.
Alexander ShendiWell Porsche has announced a ridicously expensive ebike. Maybe that works?
pflama@evanpeterjones the iBike first, then the MacBike Pro and MacBike Air, to start the lineup...
notklaatu@evanpeterjones Sadly, I think you may underestimate the ability (tendency?) of rich folk to buy stuff they'll never ever use.
Patrick H. Lauke@evanpeterjones nah, the rich will then demand special hyperbike lanes that only they can access...
Tomsprints2@evanpeterjones But it’s never been Apple’s style to reinvent the wheel, has it? ☹️
Chris Mahan@evanpeterjones they should call it the iCycle
Nova@evanpeterjones 😬 You said the quiet part out loud but it needs to be said. Idealistic solutions and realistic solutions are both #climatesolutions I suppose.