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   From: jpmcw@comcast.net   
      
   On 3/5/19   PDT 11:55 AM, arlen holder wrote:   
   > Published today...   
   > Apple may have trouble finding 5G modems for 2020 iPhones if it doesn't make   
   its own   
   > o    
   >    
   > FACT + LOGIC:   
   >    
   > More certain proof Apple is _woefully_ behind in _all_ modem technology   
   > (not just woefully behind in the super critical 5G modem technology).   
   >    
   > It's not like a modem isn't one of the most important features of a phone.   
   >    
   > The result:   
   > o *Apple iPhones already have the slowest modems (67% slower today)*   
   > o *Apple iPhones will have even slower modems (in 2019 released iPhones)*   
   >    
   > FACT:   
   > Direct quotes:   
   >    "Apple may only be planning to add 5G to 2020 iPhones, but even then   
   >      the company might have a hard time acquiring needed modems"   
   >    
   >    "There are four scenarios, 'none of which is ideal...'":   
   >     1. The first is to wait for a Intel modem, but the company might still   
   > end up with a chip without millimeter wave - a technology that enables the   
   > fastest form of 5G, albeit with short ranges. HINT: Likely   
   >    
   >    2. Apple could order modems from Samsung, which has already announced a   
   > 5G phone, but that might be expensive given Samsung's strong negotiating   
   > position. No other chipmaker is said to be ready to offer off-the-shelf 5G   
   > parts ¡X except for Qualcomm. HINT: Unlikely   
   >    
   > NOTE: What happened to MediaTek?   
   >    
   >    3. Qualcomm is the third option ... but... There have been no signs of a   
   > settlement in the two corporations' worldwide legal battle, and Apple's   
   > core lawsuit is slated to go to trial next month. HINT: Unlikely   
   >    
   >    4. The fourth and least likely option would be Apple buying out Intel's   
   > modem business and finishing work itself, described as "VERY difficult   
   > against a 2H20 timeline."  HINT: Impossible   
   >    
   >    5. The report skips a fifth option - Apple making its own without   
   > external input. HINT: Doubly Impossible   
   >    
   > LOGIC:   
   >    
   > Notice what this means, in terms of iPhones falling even further behind.   
   > o Apple already has the slowest modems out there today (67% slower)   
   > o Apple will drastically fall behind in both 2019 and 2020 models   
   >    
   > IMHO, this is eerily similar to Ford's huge advertising campaign of   
   > "Quality is Job 1" where Ford spent too much money on merely advertising   
   > quality that didn't exist while Toyota spent their money on delivering it.   
   >    
   > The huge question is whether Apple can _ever_ even get close to Android   
   > speeds on the iPhones of 2019 and 2020 and well beyond?   
   >    
   > As with Ford Quality versus Toyota Quality ...   
   >    
   > When you advertise only IMAGE - but you never deliver - then   
   > only the gullible and truly faithful will believe in you (because it's all   
   > image, and no facts to them).   
   >    
   > However, a phone being the slowest on the block is a big deal if you want   
   > to sell that phone at a premium price.   
   >    
   > Faking the performance image can only take a phone so far in price.   
   >    
   > FACT + LOGIC:   
   > o For iPhones to _continue_ being the slowest out there   
   > o Is going to hurt that advertising campaign which sells only IMAGE   
   > o Because Apple can't deliver on the most important aspect of a phone   
   > o Where only the gullible few fools will fork out a premium price   
   >    
   Too many groups.   
      
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