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Are you sure Apple pays any license fees at all? I think they don't.
by boxed 4y ago
Are you sure Apple pays any license fees at all? I think they don't.
- smoldesu 4y agoApple pays for architectural licenses, but doesn't pay for core designs. Regardless, the ARM ISA is not free even if you design your own processor for it.
- MobiusHorizons 4y agoWe don’t know the terms of Apple’s deal with arm, but the assumption has been that they have special terms because they are a founding member of arm.
- dkjaudyeqooe 4y agoWhy wouldn't Apple pay license fees? They're no longer a shareholder, even if they were I'm sure other shareholders would be upset (ie litigious) if Apple got special treatment. Apple may have gotten a good deal based on the fact that they don't intend to sell their ARM designs outside of their own products, thus avoiding competition with ARM, but there is no rational reason why ARM would not try to extract as much money out of them as possible.
- throwaway2048 4y agobecause ARM was founded as a joint venture that included Apple, its extremely likely they have special terms.
- fennecfoxy 4y agoAlso simply because Apple is a big boy. They've historically been able to throw their weight around, for example manufacturing in China & blacklisting when they don't get deals they want/crazy deadlines and pace requirements; remember the suicide nets?
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