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Microsoft Wants To Enable Cellular PCs, But Will Carriers Bite? (computerworld.com)
Microsoft is aiming to enable the installation of non-removable programmable SIM cards and data radios in PCs and Windows tablets. In the company's vision, users will then be able to purchase cellular data for those cards through the Windows Store. The announcement was made at the company's WinHEC conference for device manufacturers in Shenzhen, China. From a report on ComputerWorld: Users would also get settings to help them better manage the use of data plans, so it's easier for them to control how much data apps can suck up. But there's a wrinkle in that plan: Cellular carriers will have to get on board with selling plans through the Windows Store, which will likely be a tougher sell.
Because this has never been done before. Cellular cards have been included with laptops before, the Dell Latitude line used to have this as an option, and it was extremely convenient to have for remote workers who could not get a Internet connection. Maybe get off your high horse and quit being a baby and think about what the consumer might want.
Perhaps you were too busy ranting and didn't see that whole non-removable part in TFS. Clone an embedded SIM and enable a data stream without a users knowledge? Oh right, 'cause that shit that would never happen.
And after seeing what Apple did with their "Pro" line of hardware, feel free to provide evidence that manufacturers give a flying fuck about what you want. You'll get whatever maximizes their revenue, and like it.
Dell Wireless 5520 (3G HSDPA) works for me in *buntu and derivates.