I certainly don’t want another 2.4 GHz source in my rack. And, judging by the pictures in “Post your rig”, there are a lot of people who use Shure GLXD or Line 6 G wireless users. They certainly don’t want it, too.
Also, that wouldn’t be as easy as slapping a wireless card inside, you’d have to have an antenna connector (or two) on the front panel. An antenna on the front panel would mess with other antennas people may have in their racks. Wireless engineering and troubleshooting is difficult and costly, especially for equipment mounted in a rack and used in an environment with tons of RF interference. That would take resources.
As would developing mobile apps, testing them, dealing with app stores, etc etc.
All of that would take something away from developing core functionality.
So, while I do agree that remote control would be nice in some scenarios, disabling WiFi and/or Bluetooth would be one of the first things I personally would do when setting up my III.
On the other hand, the chips inside the III already have Ethernet, so adding a way to control Axe-FX via TCP/IP would add a lot of opportunities, and getting rid of the USB connection would be welcome, too. So I guess this would be a cheaper option, and a much more robust one, fitting even more complex professional installations.
Also, that wouldn’t be as easy as slapping a wireless card inside, you’d have to have an antenna connector (or two) on the front panel. An antenna on the front panel would mess with other antennas people may have in their racks. Wireless engineering and troubleshooting is difficult and costly, especially for equipment mounted in a rack and used in an environment with tons of RF interference. That would take resources.
As would developing mobile apps, testing them, dealing with app stores, etc etc.
All of that would take something away from developing core functionality.
So, while I do agree that remote control would be nice in some scenarios, disabling WiFi and/or Bluetooth would be one of the first things I personally would do when setting up my III.
On the other hand, the chips inside the III already have Ethernet, so adding a way to control Axe-FX via TCP/IP would add a lot of opportunities, and getting rid of the USB connection would be welcome, too. So I guess this would be a cheaper option, and a much more robust one, fitting even more complex professional installations.