I believe MIPS is cheaper for the average Joe to license, but Apple is already an ARM licensee with high volume so they probably get a hot deal. Also they alrea

I believe MIPS is cheaper for the average Joe to license, but Apple is already an ARM licensee with high volume so they probably get a hot deal. Also they already have ARM IP and >20 years experience integrating it. Besides, ARM is a fine architecture and it's popular these days, so why not?