3 ms·

Perhaps the simplest explanation is they just wanted to optimize for size and weight as much as possible, and the copper/aluminum budget is a natural target.

• helf 4y ago
  Probably. But that’s not as fun of an answer! :)
• beebeepka 4y ago
  This feels somewhat charitable considering they made other aspects worse for several generations, then brought back good stuff for the M1 launch.