This “report” is beyond sketchy and isn’t worth repeating. The source is a Korean blogger who just reads supply chain rumors posted on Chinese social media.
Do you know what kind of products supply chain sources can’t leak anything about? New chips that are, by more credible reports, still 2+ years away from release at the earliest. The supply chain doesn’t know anything about Apple’s progress on chips until it’s actually close to time to start manufacturing them. The only sources who can know the current status of Apple’s modem developments are internal ones working in their never-leaked-anything chip development labs. The supply chain will learn about it when Apple needs to start preparing for manufacturing.
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If all of your relationships end because of animosity between you and your partner, it may not be that your partners are the difficult ones.
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Right? There’s no way they’re not working on it.
I’m guessing they figured out they aren’t going to be able to bring it to market for a few more years, so they’ve decided to stop talking about it for now.
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AT&T exclusivity was the best possible deal, at the time. Carriers dictated which phones they’d support. They were the primary obstacle to smartphones taking off, because you had to gamble on a three-year contract with some compromised gizmo loaded with telecom bullshit.
Steve Jobs was the first person stubborn enough to shove his way through that. Nobody got to force nonsense on his users, except him!
given Apple’s dedication to perfection
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I had the first unibody Macbook Pro. When it fell apart after 3 years I saw a video by Louis Rossman that made me realise they’re very poorly made.
They’re made to look good - not last. They are far from perfect.
‘Shitty-looking’ Lenovo Thinkpad’s are by far the better built laptop. Waterproof keyboards. Solid hinge mechanisms, etc.
What a shame. They were really close to getting into Qualcomms water. I guess if not even apple comes close, Qualcomm will have a monopoly for the next 10+ years and will dictate their price for their modems in every iphone. That field could have used some competition. Stock and champagner-kork at qualcom will go through the roof.
Apple should by Qualcomm.
Oh wait, that would be a horrible idea.
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No doubt this is why they stopped. But I don’t think Apple buying Qualcomm would be good for anyone - except Apple.
Apple didn’t stop; this report is a just made up rumors.
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It all could’ve been a negotiating tactic as well. Even funding a couple dozen employees for a few years is worth it if it saves them tens of millions on licensing if Qualcomm cuts them a better deal.
But it’s still just a matter of time.
