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Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated streaming hardware:\xa0\nWe try out a couple of show formats we\u2019ve been planning for a while.\xa0\nIn Version History, we tell the story of the Roku Netflix Player, debate its legacy, and try to decide whether this thing belongs in the Version History Hall of Fame.\xa0\n\nFrom Fast Company: Inside Netflix\u2019s Project Griffin: The Forgotten History Of Roku Under Reed Hastings\n\n\nFrom CNBC: How Roku used the Netflix playbook to rule streaming video\n\n\nFrom CNN: Netflix Player offers PC-free movie watching\n\n\nFrom Wired: Review: Roku Netflix Set Top Box Is Just Shy of Totally Amazing\n\n\nFrom The New York Times: Why the Roku Netflix Player Is the First Shot of the Revolution\n\n\n\nAfter that, it\u2019s time for debates. Nilay Patel and David Pierce yell at each other about who should own the screens in your car. Are CarPlay and Android Auto the answer, the solution to universally crappy automaker software?\n\nCar companies haven\u2019t figured out if they\u2019ll let Apple CarPlay take over all the screens\n\nThe rest of the auto industry still loves CarPlay and Android Auto\n\nEverybody hates GM\u2019s decision to kill Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its EVs\n\nRivian CEO says CarPlay isn\u2019t going to happen\n\nApple\u2019s fancy new CarPlay will only work wirelessly\n\n\nLater, David answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about political spam texts.\n\nFrom The Washington Post: How to stop receiving spam texts\n\n\nFrom PCMag: Stop Robotexts: How to Block Smishing and Spam Text Messages\n\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices