Apple news summary, Sept. 29

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The best-selling product of all time
Horace Dediu on iPhone. “iPhone changed culture and behavior. It’s become an indispensable utility. It is infrastructure. And with anything so consequential, its value is hard to measure.”
Bloomberg: Apple CEO wants to make the company faster, leaner
Latest report claims new CEO wants to accelerate product development and become more experimental, while seeking new revenue, seeking to squeeze more revenue and shedding some staff.
Apple’s long, lonely game in the AR race
Vision Pro was ahead of the curve. Despite appearances, Meta’s still playing catch-up.
May build as any as six advanced wafer fabs, probably in Dallas, Texas. Apple’s expected to buy 100 million U.S.-made chips from TSMC this year.
Apple on how developers can work with iPhone Duo
“Over time we’ve added more high-level constructs that adapt automatically, which makes this transition nearly automatic for many developers.” – Apple’s Craig Federighi.
