A few weeks ago, we wrote that SoftBank was considering selling chip maker ARM, and
What is known
According to Bloomberg's source, SoftBankand Apple held a meeting to discuss the future of ARM. Naturally, Apple has an interest in such a significant player in the market, given that the Cupertino team is now preparing in full for the transition to its own chips with the ARM platform. But the company is not yet going to offer the amount. This is logical, given that there are several important points in this situation.
First of all, Apple rarely makes big purchases.SoftBank acquired ARM Holdings in 2016 for $32 billion. This is 10 times larger than Apple's largest purchase to date. We are talking about the acquisition of Beats Electronics LLC in 2014 for $3 billion. In addition, if the deal takes place, it is unlikely to be approved by the antimonopoly committee. Apple competes with many of ARM's customers, and such an acquisition would give it control over them.
Naturally, other manufacturers are also interested in purchasing ARM, including Google, Huawei, Microsoft, Intel, NVIDIA, etc.
Source: Bloomberg
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