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Apple will not have to pay ARM for licensing

• stu2b50 4y ago
  Apple doesn't pay ARM for licensing.
  • senttoschool 4y ago
    Even if Apple does, it's probably peanuts. Apple has invested billions to make a full transition to ARM. I'd think that they would have to spend at least $50 billion or more to redesign all the Apple Silicon from the iPhone to the Mac Pro, rewrite 5 or 6 operating systems, and beg developers to recompile their apps. It'd be a nightmare. I think Apple will stay on ARM for at least 20 years...
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    • desiarnezjr 4y ago
      Why just 20 years? This direction gives full control of a silicon roadmap. They can make it whatever they want or need. My guess is they have a more specific roadmap than even Intel or AMD at this point, as they're not commodity processors, but now engineered for a very specific purpose.