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TL;DR
- Nothing claimed developing magnetic wireless charging compatible with Qi2/MagSafe would cost over $10 million due to patents and other issues.
- The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), which owns the Qi2 standard, disputes this claim. Paid members can access the necessary specs and reasonable licensing terms, which would make the cost much lower.
Nothing recently revealed that it would take over $10M to develop a compatible magnetic system that works for wireless charging in the same way that Apple’s MagSafe does. Something about that number didn’t feel right. As it turns out, it’s not right.
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