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Originally Posted by wadesworld
Because GSM is a patented protocol. In order to implement it, you have to pay a hefty fee to the patent holder (Phillips). Since it is included on Windows, Flagship gets it for free. Unfortunately, Apple apparently chose not to license it.
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Thanks for that answer, at least now we know who to ask.
I don't think it'll do much good, but I'll write a letter to Apple to ask them about this. After all, they're sitting on billions in cash and the license can't be
that expensive.