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Apple is Rewriting the Processor Rules

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At the meeting, the engineers discussed the problem, came up with a strategy to solve it, and then executed their strategy. The meeting was a success.

Let's take a few minutes and consider the implications of this story.

  1. Apple's Engineers Are Smart

If you are a fan of Apple, you have probably heard this line before. And while it is certainly true that Apple's engineers are smart, you should stop and think about what that means.

Do you really think that by the end of this story, Apple's engineers will have a solution in place that is actually better than the existing one?

Based on this story, it's safe to assume that Apple's engineers are smarter than the processor engineers at any other company. But that is not the same as being smarter than the rest of the industry.

  1. If Apple's Engineers Don't Solve the Problem, Someone Else Will

This leads to the next implication. If Apple's engineers don't solve the problem, someone else will. They will have the same problem, but they will do something different. Maybe they will solve the problem by using a different processor. Maybe they will use a different type of processor. Maybe they will use a different type of transistors.

The point is that there is no guarantee that Apple's engineers will solve the problem. They might be able to solve the problem by using a different processor, but that will be at the expense of their own processor.

  1. The Solution Will Not Be Cost Effective

The point of the meeting was to come up with a better solution than the current one. The best way to solve a problem is by creating a better solution. However, this means that the solution will not be cost effective.

We can make the argument that the best way to solve a problem is to use the best processor available. The reason that this argument is correct is that the best processor will always be the most cost effective. However, the implication of this argument is that the problem will never be solved.

If the best processor is not cost effective, then the problem will never be solved.

  1. The Solution Will Not Be Timely

It is hard to argue that Apple's engineers are smarter than any other company. There are plenty of companies that have higher IQs than Apple's engineers.

However, there is one thing that is harder to argue. And that is that Apple's engineers are more timely than any other company.

By the time that Apple's engineers are able to come up with a better solution to a problem, it will be too late.

  1. The Solution Will Be Unfair

The reason that Apple's engineers are smarter than the rest of the industry is that they are more concerned with improving the products.

However, this means that the solution that Apple's engineers come up with will not be in the best interest of the industry.

Apple's engineers will be concerned with making the best product. If the best product is the one that is going to be more expensive, then Apple's engineers will simply decide not to produce the product.

  1. The Solution Will Be Disruptive

Apple's engineers are not going to create a new processor, because they are not going to have a need for it.

In fact, Apple's engineers are not going to create a new type of transistor, because they are not going to need a new type of transistor.

Apple's engineers will simply decide not to produce a new processor or a new type of transistor.

  1. The Solution Will Not Be Safe

In a perfect world, Apple's engineers would create a new product