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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by mcculley on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @11:23AM (#34414457)
You can buy a Dell with a cell modem. It’s more likely about the patent/royalty situation with Qualcomm. If Apple starts making their own cell modems, they will start putting them in laptops.
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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by enos_feedler on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:52PM (#34422882)
Dell also cares less about users sim card bills. Apple is the kind of company that just wants it to be done right.
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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by mcculley on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @07:58PM (#34435378)
I remain unconvinced that it has anything to do with Apple thinking about the user’s mobile data bill. Watch what happens when Apple is no longer entangled with Qualcomm royalties.

Though I do like the idea that this is why tethering to my iPhone is so flaky. It isn’t due to bugs, it is because Apple cares about my mobile data bill!

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