Darth Tulhu
macrumors 68020
Yes, I know, hence "build" in quotations.You do know Apple don't own arm right? Arm builds the latest gen, license out the schematics, and vendors are allowed to tweak it. I give you that Apple has done a great job at enhancing the architect but they didn't create it. Plus, Apple then goes to tsmc and ask them to build the cpu.
Intel goes to no one to build it. They have their own manufacturing. Just like with Samsung, they have their own manufacturing. Apple needs tons of vendor to build their phones parts and not to mention Foxconn.
What I mean is Apple will eventually control everything in their devices and not rely on third-party designs, etc., and no one else will have exactly what they (have someone else) build (for them), like it is for the A and M-series processors.