> Apple haven't put it into M1 despite being one of first in the AV1 crowd. Except they weren't. They just paid more money to be considered a "founding" member

> Apple haven't put it into M1 despite being one of first in the AV1 crowd. Except they weren't. They just paid more money to be considered a "founding" members - assuming that's where you got the idea. You seem to muse as though AV1 were on the same development track as H265 but delayed. This also doesn't reflect reality. It started well after and had a relatively quick turnaround (as far as codec development goes).