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…And in fact, TSMC makes all of Apple’s chips. I wasn’t too worried, but it still was in my mind. A month passed, I think was about the middle of February when Jeff called to tell me to pause for two months. Almost exactly a month later, middle of March sometime, I decided that I would pay them a visit and ask them what’s going on? Any progress. I emailed Jeff and asked for an appointment. I said I was coming to Silicon Valley anyway, which was pretty normal, and stop at your place on such and such a day. Is that okay? Jeff replied by saying yeah, come here, but I won’t be here. I have asked Tim Cook to see you. This freedom of delegating his boss to see a visitor, was a privilege that I seldom had in my career. Yeah. Normally someone says, someone on my team will see you, not my boss will see you.…

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