Apple Not a Fan of FCC's 700MHz Interoperability Plan
Apple isn't a wireless carrier!
I swear, Apple is like the North Korea of the technology world.
That may or may not be offset by economies of scale, especially when considering smaller carriers.
I think if economies of scale made it cheaper for the iPhone, Apple would have already done it, as they are already a leader in minimizing SKUs with phones supporting a large number of bands.
Rich Brome said:
Yes and no. More bands = more complex engineering.
That may or may not be offset by economies of scale, especially when considering smaller carriers.
I think if economies of scale made it cheaper for the iPhone, Apple would have already done it, as they are already a leader in minimizing SKUs with phones supporting a large number of bands.
Or {gasp!} they might have to add 0.005 mm to the thickness of the iPhone in order to add an extra set of filters!
Wouldn't that be terrible?
Thank you for showing that you know nothing about cellphone enigineering.
From what I gather from CellStudent's post, cost is far from being an issue here. If it was, he would not have gone out of his way to post his comment.
I'm not an engineer of any kind but I don't believe frequency chips are the problem for Apple. It just doesn't want to spend an extra couple dollars per device on filtration components. It wants everyone to conform to its rules an...
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Guess what companies then become the beneficiaries?
John B.
How will this make Apple money? Just because they have money doesn't mean they should spend it.
Jayshmay said:
This is none of Apple's business! Spectrum is an issue between the FCC and wireless carriers, NOT manufacturers.
I swear, Apple is like the North Korea of the technology world.
You completely missed the point--which is that Apple doesn't want to bake in any more tech that supports other bands. It would cost them money and eat into their profits.
Jarahawk said:
Apple can set ANY price it desires for its iphone. Period. This isn't about profits. It's about control. It's as simple as that. They want to sue everyone and yet when they get sued Obama bails them out. Well...can't have it two ways, bub. It's time to pay the piper. I'm not even a fan of this proposed policy. The objections should be coming from AT&T and Verizon however---NOT Apple.
Geezus--if this post were any LESS informed, it'd burst into flames. This is absolutely about profits. If Apple has to add technology to their phones, it costs them money. And no, Apple cannot 'set ANY price it desires for its iphone'--especially when demand for the iPhone is starting to wane a bit.
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