>Apple has done this without Arm's consent which seems unlikely On the contrary, ARM has long worked closely with one or more licensees when developing new fea

>Apple has done this without Arm's consent which seems unlikely On the contrary, ARM has long worked closely with one or more licensees when developing new features. >ARM picks 2-3 lead licensees for each market segment and works closely with them. This narrows down the pool of initial partners to a manageable number and also ensures that anyone who is picked is up to the task of successfully getting a new core to market correctly. The partners get about a year lead time to market, critical for some, far less important for others. https://semiaccurate.com/2013/08/07/a-long-look-at-how-arm-licenses-chips/ https://semiaccurate.com/2013/08/07/a-long-look-at-how-arm-l...