Jobs knew they had to make their own chips, and in your mind that constitutes "all the doing and planning"?

I said “[Jobs’] doing and planning” whereas you make it sound like Semi and M1 have nothing to do with Jobs. Apple has M1 because Jobs had a vision. Tell me one thing Apple did since Jobs’ passing that show such a vision. Maybe Watch? Hardly ground breaking. VR? ‘nuff said.

Ok, but did you ever think about PA Semi being the Alpha guys? Maybe the DEC leadership deserves credit for M1