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Re:Apple Announces Multibillion Deal with Broadcom to Make C... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @05:38PM (#36051169)
> don't replace your iPhone every year, because now it costs 50% more

This flattens down the experience curve [1], meaning the technological edge advances slower. That, in turn, exposes the entire industry to more-agile competition. This is the recipe for undermining competition behind a protectionist wall: cut costs to beat bigger competition with movement and then scale.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_curve_effects

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