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Question 1. Explain the "penguin problem." Based on the article, what steps has Apple taken to get over the penguin problem in its entry to streaming?
Question 2. Is Apple getting synergies from being in the browser industry?
Question 3. Do you think streaming is a winner-take-all market? Why or why not?
Question 4. Why were Qualcomm's modem technology patents so important to Apple's ability to capture value? Why might it have mattered that Intel's cellular modem business was still operating when Apple and Qualcomm settled their dispute?
Question 5. Why would Apple acquire Intel's modem division given its multi-year contract to purchase modems from Qualcomm? Do you think Apple needs to own Intel's modem division?
Question 6. Would you describe the Apple Watch healthcare technology as a disruptive innovation? Why or why not?
Question 7. What would we need to believe to be true for it to make sense for Apple to create the M1 chip rather than sticking with Intel? What evidence in the case supports Apple's decision? What, if anything, is different now than during the Matching Dell case?
Question 8. Is Apple's move to unified memory an architectural innovation? Is the M1 chip a disruptive innovation? Is the M1 Max a disruptive innovation?
Question 9. If you were CEO of Apple, would you care more about the CPU benchmarks or the browser benchmarks? Why?