At the Worldwide Developer Conference 2020, Apple presented a historic change in the design of its computers. Indeed, in the future they will do without processors manufactured by Intel for an alternativeowner, recalling the subcontracting circuit already put in place to run iPads orthe iPhone, the future generation of which is also on the way.
In all likelihood, the architecture of these new chips will be based on the company's technologyARM, the same way as on mobile devices. At the head of this company is SoftBank. If the name doesn't mean anything to you, it's probably the most famous investment fund (VC) on the planet,despite the recent setbacks of its favorite foal WeWork, estimated at more than four billion dollars.
Uncertain sequel
If for the moment ARM remains privately owned, SoftBank would consider preparing itsIPO(initial public offering= entry into the stock market on foreign markets) in order to offload numerous shares whose value has potentially exploded following the arrival of Apple,customer whose profits are counted in billions.
Other rumors suggest aexitupstream. This term designates the capital gain made by a VC by reselling its shares for a profit several years after its first injection of funds into another firm.
