As the economics and ecology of hyperscale AI begin to crack, Apple’s delayed strategy appears remarkably prescient. Apple’s WWDC 2026 delivered one unmistakable message: it has rebuilt its entire software and device ecosystem around Apple Intelligence. Siri AI has been re‑engineered from the ground up with on‑device reasoning, Private Cloud Compute now anchors Apple’s hybrid AI architecture, macOS and iOS have become AI‑native operating systems, and developers received new a