@marco_org Apple "got around to" trying cellular networking in prototype MacBooks in 2007: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/14/photos-of-a-prototype-macbook-pro-with-integrated-3g-cellular-data/ … http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/16/prototype-3g-macbook-pro-actually-had-a-magsafe-antenna/ …
Why don’t MacBooks come with cellular networking? http://www.marco.org/2013/02/26/why-no-4g-macbooks …
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@marco_org So yeah, it's been a mysterious deliberate choice for Apple to have omitted cellular networking from MacBooks for 5-6 years.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marco_org This sentence is why: “Do you want your Macbook with AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint?”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marco_org Think of all the SKUs, with/without cell, keyboards, 13", 15", Air, Pro, Retina, CPU, RAM. Nightmare. Wait for world LTE chip...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marco_org cellular networking is a business feature. Wrong target market, and besides, Starbucks has wifi.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marco_org@Freerunnering So that you can buy an iPhone to get awesome tethering!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marco_org I want an OS 9-type Location Manager based on location/network type. I fake it with http://sidekickapp.com , but it’s not 100%.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marco_org Why no cell networking in MBs? Because we have tethering capable iThings. No benefit, but plenty of engineering/supply chain painThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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