This is great. Apple needs to figure out how to fit one into a 16" MacBook Pro.

DaiPlusPlus an hour ago | parent | next [-]

They don’t want to: it helps deuce demand for the iPhone via the macOS/iPhone tethering integration, and for calls taken via FaceTime.

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wlesieutre 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They could if they wanted to, I’m a bit surprised that they didn’t add it with this big new MBP generation.

Especially now that they have their own modem and wouldn’t need to pay whatever royalties Qualcomm would demand, which I’ve read are based on the device price and would get very high on a premium laptop.

	▲	drum55 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There was a prototype macbook pro on ebay from 20 years ago with a 3G modem in it, the retail MBP from the time even has the space for a SIM card near the battery door. Presumably they decided against it for a good reason. https://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/14/photos-of-a-prototype-m...
	▲	kotaKat 43 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They're not fully confident yet on the mmWave to go in the Macbook. There's a reason they carefully have been bringing their own modem in via "weird" devices. The C1 came in on the 16e, C1X was the Air (phone+iPad), and they're finally confident enough to bring C2 to the mainline iPhones, but it seems like maybe not ready until C3 comes around next fall.