Re: Apple tacitly admits their CPUs and new Modem are merely a marketing gimmick

On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:24:08 -0500, -hh wrote :

there's the step up in customer expectations which can demand asking a higher price,

Good point!
Since I'll agree with anyone who has a logical point of view, I second the
notion that it's FANTASTIC that Apple can now compete with Qualcomm a bit.
Mostly it may allow Apple to negotiate a better deal, especially given the
word is "abject surrender" when Intel modems failed Apple the last time.
Qualcomm ripped Apple a new hole, which only the most die-hard Apple trolls
said was a success (much like they likely think Iran's "cease fire" in
Lebanon was a "good deal" and not a similar "abject surrender" too).
With this new modem, Qualcomm can no longer tell Apple what to do, which is
great, as it "should" result in *LOWER COSTS* to Apple, which, I don't
remember all the details, but which was appreciable as I last looked at it.
But Apple has a long sordid history of fucking the customer, so it's not
really likely that the "good deal" which Apple gets will trickle down.
Tim Cook is not Ronald Reagan when it comes to trickledown economics.
But back to the C1 modem, it's GREAT that Apple has a competitive modem.
I love competition - as it makes Apple & Qualcomm strive higher for us.
I thank badgolferman for finding Apple's claim of what's better, and it
turns out Apple is claiming an amorphous "efficiency", which, well, is OK.
I'll take efficiency (especially given the iPhone crappy batteries).
Let's see, over time, what the tests show on this new Apple C1 modem.
And, let's see how deeply Qualcomm looks into its patent portfolio to find
some way to still hold Apple hostage - let's hope Apple didn't infringe.
I'm rooting for Apple.
And oh, to those who say I "hate" Apple, I probably have more Apple
equipment than they do. They feel telling the truth is "hating" Apple.
It's not.
It's simply being truthful. (And not being a dumb herd animal.)