[drivebycomment]

This "why" is more "what are the underlying economics that enable the development of the better chip". Economics doesn't guarantee you'll get a better CPU. It still takes a cutting-edge engineering team with a good CPU architect to build that best chip. e.g. Intel didn't fall behind because of lack of money.

[pizlonator]

Intel’s revenue has been at least 4x less than Apple’s since 2015. Last year the gap was more like 7x.