That's why it is critical to favor worldwide royalty free ISA like RISC-V. This is not a silver bullet but does a good enough job.
And the geopolitical issue of totalitarianism may bite one day by open source nuclear arm design.
It depends. May be paying ok. Not that apple cannot enjoy fruitful result even if somehow it must pay a bit on some core.
That's why it is critical to favor worldwide royalty free ISA like RISC-V. This is not a silver bullet but does a good enough job.