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		NetMageSCW 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Easy RISC-V Apple helped develop Arm originally and was a (very) early user with Newton. Why would they go it alone when they already had a large amount of history and familiarity available?

klelatti 5 months ago [–]

Sorry, Apple didn’t help to develop ARM originally. They were an early investor and customer of Advanced RISC Machines when it was spun out of Acorn.

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