At one time Apple used to own 40%+ of ARM (for the Newton) and what we know of as ARM holdings was basically a joint venture between Acorn, Apple, and VLSI. Ba

At one time Apple used to own 40%+ of ARM (for the Newton) and what we know of as ARM holdings was basically a joint venture between Acorn, Apple, and VLSI. Back when they really needed cash Apple was probably pretty glad they had such a large chunk of a company whose value at the time was appreciating faster than Apple's...