Right now the iPhone can straight up connect to the Iridium Satellite network, which IMO is far more useful that FM radio in any emergency. At least that system can send and receive messages, including most importantly GPS Co-ordinates.

Because they aren’t doing it to control the package repo, they are doing it to score nationalism points.

This is 100% a nationalism thing. They want to be able to say we make our own operating system. That’s it. It’s going to be a disaster when they inevitably fuck up because they are doing g it for the wrong reasons.

Angry Birds. I bought a ad free version for like 2 bucks and it’s the original angry birds with no MTX.