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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1825305" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>It makes perfect sense...you're simply choosing to ignore what's being presented in this discussion. There is no technical reason this can't be done...it a business decision made by Apple...based (at least in part) on customer feedback...and other things.</p><p></p><p>Apple (just like any other business) is in business to make money. And Apple is owned by stockholders that want a return on their investment. Making 100 different MacBook/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air models to satisfy EVERY users potential "feature wish list" is NOT what companies do (it's inefficient). They also don't make one single over-loaded model with EVERY feature possible so that everyone is satisfied...since this would make the cost of that single model sky-high! </p><p></p><p>The key is "model optimization". Making as few different models as possible...while at the same time satisfying as many users as possible.</p><p></p><p>If the majority of consumers don't need or want cellular capabilities in a laptop computer...then why include it...on top of the fact that it will probably make the price of a laptop $130-$150 more.</p><p></p><p>8-10 years ago it didn't make sense to include cellular capabilities in Apple laptop computers...and with every year that goes by...it makes less & less sense. In 2019 with many many people having cell phones (which can be used as a hot spot for a computer)...it makes almost no sense for an Apple computer to have cellular capability.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1825305, member: 56379"] It makes perfect sense...you're simply choosing to ignore what's being presented in this discussion. There is no technical reason this can't be done...it a business decision made by Apple...based (at least in part) on customer feedback...and other things. Apple (just like any other business) is in business to make money. And Apple is owned by stockholders that want a return on their investment. Making 100 different MacBook/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air models to satisfy EVERY users potential "feature wish list" is NOT what companies do (it's inefficient). They also don't make one single over-loaded model with EVERY feature possible so that everyone is satisfied...since this would make the cost of that single model sky-high! The key is "model optimization". Making as few different models as possible...while at the same time satisfying as many users as possible. If the majority of consumers don't need or want cellular capabilities in a laptop computer...then why include it...on top of the fact that it will probably make the price of a laptop $130-$150 more. 8-10 years ago it didn't make sense to include cellular capabilities in Apple laptop computers...and with every year that goes by...it makes less & less sense. In 2019 with many many people having cell phones (which can be used as a hot spot for a computer)...it makes almost no sense for an Apple computer to have cellular capability. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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