y2an

Xed said:

y2an said:

What if Air also referred to being wirelessly connected? They just launched the C1 so what are the odds that an iPad Air and a MB Air both include it? No license fees to Qualcomm. 

I really hope they don’t jack up the cost by including C1 in any Mac. At least not as a default option. It’s
just too easy to tether with macOS and I don’t have to get another data plan to make it work.

It would explain the IN in Something IN the Air…

Bill of Material cost for the Qualcomm modem has been cited as $90. I would expect the C1 to be cheaper than the A series SOC which is cited as around $40 - less complex, cheaper process node. So in all, perhaps cheap enough to make it a default for at least the MacBook Air. Carriers would live it, less friction to sell more service. 

What if Air also referred to being wirelessly connected? They just launched the C1 so what are the odds that an iPad Air and a MB Air both include it? No license fees to Qualcomm. 

As I expected, much improved repairability. And actually, that’s not because it was designed specifically for repairability rather it’s because it was designed for manufacturability. Apple’s goal is now to be able to transfer manufacturing quickly between countries which means assembly skills have to be simplified.

Great, but how was this measured?

As usual, the media commentators do not understand Apple. Apple is very disciplined about operating margin, my guess is the SE was not making it. The SE was also not an attractive option for carriers to offer to new customers. The 16e allows carriers to offer an iPhone 16 model, which incidentally has an A18 processor so it meets Apple’s goal of AI everywhere, and will be able to offer this at deep discounts to customers while at the same time Apple makes good margin on the sale of the phone to the carrier. It’s that simple.

I am also curious to see the teardown of this device has much was made in the promo about an all new internal design. I am wondering if this breaks new ground on repairability.