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andreasmetsala on Sept 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple signs new agreement with Arm that goes past ...

> If ARM ends up being acquired, Apple can unleash the lawyers to demand adherence to their 40 year deal.

Hate to break it to you but it’s not 2003 anymore. It’s barely a 20 year deal.

itiro on Sept 6, 2023 [–]

Whoops; mental math fail at bedtime.

Not sure that undermines the premise it’s about locking down IP access on Apple’s term’s. An ARM buyer or even just new management will have a harder time coming in and jacking up prices on Apple before 2040.

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