So what can the two possibly have in common?
First, I've never allowed an app to run with GPS on in the background. Why? No one/app needs to know where I am all the time and it "destroys" the battery. Fact.
Well, things change, or at least the way some do things can change. Sometimes for the better. And then I can change as well. And take advantage of the feature while having none or little of the downside. This is what happened to the usage of location services on Google Now for iOS. I've been using it and it barely does anything to the battery, while keeping itself updated all the time (*).
What does this have to do with cars? Well, as die hard fan of manual gearboxes and proper slouch box hater, I see no problem with recent 911 Porsches dropping the manual option.
Why? Because (apparently) it's properly done. It is not a slouch box, a "hunting" semi-auto, an undecided shifter, or a piece of outdated and poorly put together excuse for a gearbox. Done properly it will allow you to use the full advantages of paddles (speed, precision, balance and ability to focus 100% on trajectory) while having none of the down sides. You can even press both paddles and "de-clutch" to rev it up. Wish I could afford one...
* Reports that Google Now on iOS drains battery life are incorrect. We understand people’s concern about seeing the Location Services icon stay on when they use Google Now. Many apps that keep the icon on actually do drain the phone’s battery because they require very accurate location. (For example, some apps have to run your GPS all the time during navigation to keep you from missing your turn.) This update to the Google Search app is built very differently: it uses cell towers and wifi hot spots for much lower battery impact.
