at the end of the day Apple (and thus we as customers) always pay. Doesn't matter if Apple pays only for 'good' chips (and hence TSMC will increase overall pri

at the end of the day Apple (and thus we as customers) always pay. Doesn't matter if Apple pays only for 'good' chips (and hence TSMC will increase overall prices) or if Apple pays for all chips (and throws away a bunch, hence increasing overall prices). TSMC won't just eat up the cost completely either and wafer prices have been going up steadily.