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Qualcomm is the reason. They charge a royalty of between 2.275% and 3.25% of the net selling price of the device, depending on the cellular mode used.
by schappim 3y ago
Qualcomm is the reason. They charge a royalty of between 2.275% and 3.25% of the net selling price of the device, depending on the cellular mode used.
- hypercube33 3y agoYes but, didn't apple purchase Intel's wwan division a few years back? I'd assume they are using this in their phones but I may be mistaken. if they are why not use it in their SOC?
- nateb2022 3y agoApple currently uses Qualcomm modems in their devices. Qualcomm's CEO speculated that Apple would be transitioning to their own modems sometime in 2024: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/01/qualcomm-ceo-says-planning-for-apple-to-make-own-iphone-modems-from-2024-.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/01/qualcomm-ceo-says-planning-f...
- magic_man 3y agoThey do it for their ipads
- schappim 3y agoFolks have said: Apple could do it easier on iPadOS, because (with its iOS antecedence), iPadOS has a range of WWAN management features that macOS did not possess. With the iPad-ification of Macs using Apple silicon, and the ongoing merging of iOS and macOS, this excuse is becoming less and less valid.