Apple's Chip Strategy Is Great News for Shareholders, Bad News for Skyworks, Broadcom, and Qualcomm

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the world's largest company, Warren Buffett's largest holding, and one of the most successful stocks of this millennium. In order to improve its products and maintain or expand its already-high margins, Apple has embarked on a new strategy: to design more and more of the semiconductors that will go into its smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices. This plan entails some risk, but also could deliver a lot of advantages for Apple if it's successful.