Luis.A.Masanti

The only missing point in the discussion is… At what cost will products be produced?

US companies relayed in China because there it was cheaper to produce.

I never understood how horses… with one eye in each side of its head… were able to ‘build’ a 3D image of the world. (Maybe they do not do that!)
It seems Apple found a way to build it from… two eyes in our ears!

This is a typical… Lord William… and/or AI's editors… of bad news attracts page views… aka ad revenues.

Microsoft ‘invested’ $8 Billions 14 years ago… to buy tech and system… in which they bases the actual Team offerings.

It would be like saying that Apple ‘blew’ $3B to buy Drew's company… to build up Apple Music streaming service.

Maybe it is just me… but I have a totally different explanation for the 16e.
Apple was… ‘forced’… to do it by Apple Intelligence.

Previous SE models were all made up of… old chips…
But now, the need the newest one… to run Apple Intelligence.
So… they put the needed CPU and RAM/storage… and build everything around,
And they got a wonderful opportunity to test the C1!

What's the catch? That maybe this model will live two years… and when the chip is… ‘old’… they could bring back the SE 4… well, a more budget-friendly model.

Or… maybe… they sell zillions of 16e… and the ‘e model’ stays as a full member of the iPhone family.
At the end of the day… it is the cheapest to run Apple Intelligence. If Apple Intelligen wins… 16e will also win.
Time… the time Apple Intelligence takes to show its full potential will be the defining partner for the success of the 16e!

And how would be call when politicians… ask you to ‘contributions’ for their reelections?