> Moving to their own ARM chips lets them gain tighter control over the platform, and not be beholden to Intel or AMDs roadmap or desire to implement specific f

> Moving to their own ARM chips lets them gain tighter control over the platform, and not be beholden to Intel or AMDs roadmap or desire to implement specific features Apple wants. You are talking strategy, I am talking tactics. Long term, Apple will benefit hugely by having their own silicon for exactly the reasons you suggest. Short term, being competitive on performance is massively important. Arguably, the most important thing to make the transition successful. So much so that I doubt this transition would even be happening if they weren't confident about out-performing Intel in the near term.