Casey Liss
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The renderings that I've seen, I have not really liked.
The renderings that I've seen, I have not really liked.
Well, I can tell you where they're saving money. And I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet, which maybe means I'm misled. But the going understanding was that for some devices, and there's been a lot of arguments that this is why we've never gotten a cellular Mac.
Well, I can tell you where they're saving money. And I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet, which maybe means I'm misled. But the going understanding was that for some devices, and there's been a lot of arguments that this is why we've never gotten a cellular Mac.
The going understanding is that Qualcomm's licensing agreement or whatever requires you to give a portion of the cost of the device to Qualcomm.
The going understanding is that Qualcomm's licensing agreement or whatever requires you to give a portion of the cost of the device to Qualcomm.
There is, and I remember talking about that, which is why I don't think it's necessarily a big deal for Macs. But, I mean, if they're not using Qualcomm modem, then whatever the licensing fee would have been is now zero. Now, I don't know if that's a savings of a dollar. I don't know if that's a savings of $100. I would guess somewhere between, probably closer to one. But...
There is, and I remember talking about that, which is why I don't think it's necessarily a big deal for Macs. But, I mean, if they're not using Qualcomm modem, then whatever the licensing fee would have been is now zero. Now, I don't know if that's a savings of a dollar. I don't know if that's a savings of $100. I would guess somewhere between, probably closer to one. But...
that's still a savings. That's still one more thing that they don't have to pay for. So that could have been where some of these savings could and should have come from.
that's still a savings. That's still one more thing that they don't have to pay for. So that could have been where some of these savings could and should have come from.
I saw a tweet, I will probably forget to put it in the show notes, but I saw a tweet from a friend of the show, John Voorhees, earlier today, where I think he was saying it kind of tongue-in-cheek, but it's been one of those brain worms where I can't help but wonder if maybe he's right, wherein he said, I wonder if the reason you can't have MagSafe or whatever, choose your piece of internals,
I saw a tweet, I will probably forget to put it in the show notes, but I saw a tweet from a friend of the show, John Voorhees, earlier today, where I think he was saying it kind of tongue-in-cheek, but it's been one of those brain worms where I can't help but wonder if maybe he's right, wherein he said, I wonder if the reason you can't have MagSafe or whatever, choose your piece of internals,
is because the Apple C1 is physically larger than the Qualcomm equivalent. I have no earthly idea if that's true. And again, John might have been trying to, you know, crack wise in saying that, but I can't help but wonder, what if he's right? You know, what if that is the case?
is because the Apple C1 is physically larger than the Qualcomm equivalent. I have no earthly idea if that's true. And again, John might have been trying to, you know, crack wise in saying that, but I can't help but wonder, what if he's right? You know, what if that is the case?
We have a little bit of Apple TV related news. Surprise, surprise. First of all, the Apple TV app. So not the hardware, of course, but the software is now available on Android. Reading from Apple's newsroom, the Apple TV app is now available to download from Google Play on Android mobile devices, including phones, tablets, and foldables.
We have a little bit of Apple TV related news. Surprise, surprise. First of all, the Apple TV app. So not the hardware, of course, but the software is now available on Android. Reading from Apple's newsroom, the Apple TV app is now available to download from Google Play on Android mobile devices, including phones, tablets, and foldables.
Android users can subscribe to Apple TV Plus and MLS Season Pass using their Google Play account on Android Mobile and Google TV devices. Apple TV Plus also offers a seven-day free trial.
Android users can subscribe to Apple TV Plus and MLS Season Pass using their Google Play account on Android Mobile and Google TV devices. Apple TV Plus also offers a seven-day free trial.