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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by mrtksn on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:10PM (#37600669)
When you put a modem in a device, it becomes something completely different in the eyes of the taxman in some countries and taxes increase drastically.
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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by hef19898 on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:11PM (#37600701)
Also import taxes. And, above all, cost savings.
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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by lostlogin on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:47PM (#37601271)
It’s an option on iPads, surely Apple has the ability to work out a way of making this work?

Apparently not.

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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by mrtksn on Thursday September 21, 2023 @02:12PM (#37601615)
Sure, they can have multiple versions. However, having multiple versions means multiple designs and production lines and paperwork and regulation complience etc. so Apple probably decided that it's not worth the investment.

It's very unlikely that they were not able to, they could have done it the same we they did with other Apple devices that have a modem.

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