Apple pays British chip architect Arm less than 30 cents per chip in royalties, The Information reports. Apple licenses the underlying technology...
  • nethingelse@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    ARM and Apple also just signed a deal to extend the license until 2040 under current terms, so if ARM really wanted more royalties they could’ve pushed for them.

    • sylfy@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      On the other hand, why would ARM want to kill the golden goose? Apple really brought ARM into the mainstream in a big way, and showed that its capabilities weren’t limited to low powered mobile devices.

      • GaleTheThird@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Apple really brought ARM into the mainstream in a big way

        If anything phones are more mainstream then PCs these days