Apple's cell service network is pretty much tapped out at the total active iPhone MAUs... Sure, Apple's theoretical cell subscribers could grow a lot - but no

Apple's cell service network is pretty much tapped out at the total active iPhone MAUs... Sure, Apple's theoretical cell subscribers could grow a lot - but no one is going to care... It would be such a small part of the profits compared to hardware sales and other services - with a MASSIVE capital cost - probably much higher than phone R&D. It would be less capital intensive and possibly more profitable for Apple to manufacture their own phones than start their own carrier business... And that's a horrible idea, too... The idea of starting your own carrier business that isn't an MVNe is almost absurd. Why doesn't Tesla build their own roads while we're at it?