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Oct 11, 2026 · Industry Insights

How Apple Newton's $3M Gamble Created the ARM Empire Behind iPhone

The article traces Apple Newton's 1993 launch as a mocked PDA, its desperate $3M investment creating ARM low-power chips, Palm Pilot's pragmatic Graffiti input beating Newton, Jobs killing Newton in 1998, and how ARM chips later powered iPod, iPhone, and 350B+ devices, turning Newton's failure into a semiconductor empire.