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I am pretty sure Apple could buy Globalstar without even noticing the cash, and Globalstar might be dead if it wasn’t for Apple (Apple owns 20% of Globalstar).
by teruakohatu 2y ago
I am pretty sure Apple could buy Globalstar without even noticing the cash, and Globalstar might be dead if it wasn’t for Apple (Apple owns 20% of Globalstar).
I don’t think Apple needs the financial leverage, I think they don’t want to put all their bets on a lame horse.
- karlgkk 2y agoGlobalstar fulfills the most crucial product requirement: emergency contact Starlink - by design - is not going to have as good coverage (at least, at a mass market consumer price). And that’s okay It’ll be interesting to see if Apple rolls out data via Starlink
- reaperducer 2y agoGlobalstar fulfills the most crucial product requirement: emergency contact I think people who don't go outside much underestimate how much this is used. Almost every week a hiker or tourist or someone is rescued in the wilds of California or Idaho or Nevada thanks to an iPhone SOS signal. You don't see it in the news much because it happens so often that it's not really news anymore. A friend recently joked that Apple is starving the coyotes of a regular food source.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Apple could buy Globalstar without even noticing the cash They’d certainly notice the management headache.