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Good. I was surprised that Apple Silicon Macs don't have a built-in cellular modem. This reminds me how iPhone launched without a 3G modem, and I hope Apple will similarly fix the lack of cellular connectivity in the next generation of MacBooks.

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I don't understand; couldn't Apple just add a Qualcomm modem into every Mac?

Supposedly Qualcomm’s licensing costs are even more egregious for PCs, it makes it impossible to blanket include modems.

i'm sure they could. But apple wants to own the vertical.

More likely cost

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