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WWAN on laptops? Sure. It's just an M.2 card, couple lines wired from M.2 to SIM slot, 2-3 extra antennas, and requisite radio certifications. Windows supports WWAN cards natively.

I think the two largest blockers to WWAN on laptops are: handling of SIM card, and complexity of setting up wireless contracts. Which aren't _that_ complex, but scary enough to make target demographic hesitate. Apple WWAN would use eSIM, and certainly an easy signup through an included assistant app that could change the equation.




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