Just_Exam_590 t1_j3oahh8 wrote
*Comes out in 2037
NuclearLunchDectcted t1_j3r2t4p wrote
There's nothing wrong with planning for the future. Some of the big issues we have today are companies prioritizing short term profits at the sacrifice of long term prospects. CEOs love to come to a company, cancel a bunch of stuff that would take a long time to come to fruition in the name of saving money, then jump ship with their contractual bonus before the negative waves hit.
these_three_things t1_j3rbyao wrote
cough cough southwest
Just_Exam_590 t1_j3r5ppk wrote
They have been trying for years to get their 5G modem to work. It still sucks. Now they will integrate wifi and BT?
NuclearLunchDectcted t1_j3r662u wrote
So they should just give up?
Just_Exam_590 t1_j3r6rsk wrote
They have billions in the bank to keep trying.
DonkeyKongsVet t1_j3oub7f wrote
Google will do it first
- Sent from my iphone 😂
markusalkemus66 t1_j3rgqxv wrote
And then cancel it after 2 years
Just_Exam_590 t1_j3rsa2v wrote
Or create 5 different modems, all do kinda the same thing. No can figure out which to use and when. And there will still be a Qualcomm modem on board because.
aminy23 t1_j3rkahn wrote
I would wager that's patent expiry and not a technical hurdle.
Microsoft bought Nokia for cellular patents then spun the brand off.
Google bought Motorola for cellular patents then sold the brand to Lenovo.
Qualcomm and Broadcom are the other big cellular innovators.
Apple negotiated a percentage royalty with Qualcomm.
When the iPhone was $300, the royalties were cheap.
When the iPhone became $1,000+, the royalties tripled and Apple didn't want to pay up.
If Apple buys another cellular company, it would be detrimental to their brand image as they want to present as innovators creating their own phone. No flipping a Siemens, Ericsson, Nokia, or Motorola device as their own.
Even though they rely heavily of Foxconn, Samsung, Qualcomm, Arm, and TSMC for almost everything.
And even with software, iOS is derived from BSD.
Just_Exam_590 t1_j3rq7h0 wrote
They purchased their 5G business from Intel a few years ago. Many companies have Wifi patents. I think the hurdles are technical. They tried using their own 5G modem but it wasn't even close to as good as Qualcomm's.
Pointyspoon t1_j3rrnjt wrote
Introducing iPhone 29 Mega Ultra Max Plus
HaydenRenegade t1_j3psu3e wrote
And comes with a footprint that isn't compatible with other branded circuit boards
nicuramar t1_j3qs2y1 wrote
There is no such thing as a standard footprint for this.
wants2helpuguyz t1_j3rmnoq wrote
Then everyone else copies it in 2038.
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