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Apple will not have to pay ARM for licensing


Apple doesn't pay ARM for licensing.


Even if Apple does, it's probably peanuts.

Apple has invested billions to make a full transition to ARM.

I'd think that they would have to spend at least $50 billion or more to redesign all the Apple Silicon from the iPhone to the Mac Pro, rewrite 5 or 6 operating systems, and beg developers to recompile their apps.

It'd be a nightmare.

I think Apple will stay on ARM for at least 20 years...


Why just 20 years? This direction gives full control of a silicon roadmap. They can make it whatever they want or need. My guess is they have a more specific roadmap than even Intel or AMD at this point, as they're not commodity processors, but now engineered for a very specific purpose.




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