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Apple's Chip Strategy Is Great News for Shareholders, Bad News for Skyworks, Broadcom, and Qualcomm

Apple's Chip Strategy Is Great News for Shareholders, Bad News for Skyworks, Broadcom, and Qualcomm

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the world's largest company, Warren Buffett's largest holding, and one of the most successful stocks of this millennium. In order to improve its products and maintain or expand its already-high margins, Apple has embarked on a new strategy: to design more and more of the semiconductors that will go into its smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices. This plan entails some risk, but also could deliver a lot of advantages for Apple if it's successful.