Also PA Semi's PowerPC chip[1]. Apple passed on doing the "in house CPU" with ingredients in hand, and instead took the painful ppc -> x86 transition.. which wa

Also PA Semi's PowerPC chip[1]. Apple passed on doing the "in house CPU" with ingredients in hand, and instead took the painful ppc -> x86 transition.. which was possibly fortunate as the mobile product side was a better place to start growing their own silicon products. [1] https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/10/5486-2/ https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/10/5486-2/ (product annoncement before getting Apple-acquired)