Apple's deal with Intel would help the firm reach its ultimate goal of fully controlling its production processes:
The Wall Street Journal. The deal is expected to be completed as early as next week and would involve Intel offloading the staff and patents from its modem efforts to Apple.The news plays into Apple's broader strategy of developing as many components as possible in-house.
Doing so is important because as Apple gains greater control over its production process, the company will be able to reduce its reliance on third parties like Qualcomm and better optimize the performance of its devices by controlling both the software and hardware.
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