Brooke Crothers wrote an article today questioning Apple’s lack of 3G mobile support in its laptops.  In it he says this:

• I’ve said this before. But I’ll say it again. There are consumers–including those potentially opting for laptops from Hewlett-Packard or Dell–who would like to buy a MacBook with 3G built in. Let’s hope Apple sees the light with the expected upgrade to the MacBook Pro line.

Crothers has it wrong.  Apple’s always been about having maximum control over the computing environment, and the hell they’ve gone through trying to drive AT&T Wireless (or any other company that just doesn’t get the Apple DNA) is why.

If you built great products, would you associate yourself with any company who doesn’t do it your way unless you had to?  Exactly.

Selling a product requiring a third party (the iPhone) is entirely different than selling one that doesn’t (a notebook that’ll pull WiFi anytime you’re able to use it).

More from Crothers’ article: HP, Dell offer 3G in laptops, so why not Apple? | Nanotech – The Circuits Blog – CNET News.