Equation 31 · Part 1 · The Real Economics of Shipping a Model to a Device
Symbol C_dev
What this part means
the already paid.
Its job in the formula
ev is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Where the article explains it
Apple’s framing is different again — a platform argument about who absorbs fixed cost, expressed to developers as inference being free of charge to them specifically because Apple, not the developer, has already paid and U once at the OS level [ 13 ] .
The passage around this formula
…] . Apple’s framing is different again — a platform argument about who absorbs fixed cost, expressed to developers as inference being free of charge to them specifically because Apple, not the developer, has already paid and U once at the OS level [ 13 ] .
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Sources cited in the surrounding passage
- [10] Introducing Phi-3: Redefining what's possible with SLMs ↗
- [13] Apple's Foundation Models framework unlocks new intelligent app experiences ↗
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