Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) wants to use the chip
technology that powers its iPhones and iPads for its mac computers as well and
replace Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC) processors with it, according to a
report.
A Bloomberg report said that the Cupertino company was
fairly confident that the chip technology used for its mobile devices was
powerful enough to run its computers as well. Apple has been using Intel chips
since 2005, prior to which was using chips from Motorola and IBM.
While Apple is now committed to Intel in computers and
is unlikely to switch in the next few years, some engineers say a shift to its
own designs is inevitable as the features of mobile devices and PCs become more
similar, the report said citing sources.
With smartphones and tablet PCs becoming more popular,
handset makers are increasingly finding ways to make mobile device more
powerful and capable of doing everyday computing functions that are being done
by laptops and notebooks.
The report said that "the engineers working on
this project within Apple envision machines that use a common chip
design."
"If Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wants
to offer the consumer of 2017 and beyond a seamless experience on laptops,
phones, tablets and televisions, it will be easier to build if all the devices
have a consistent underlying chip architecture, according to one of the
people."
Apple's iPhones and iPads run on chips designed by ARM
Holdings and Apple intention is to use a version of this for its Mac range of
computing devices.
"If Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wants to offer the consumer of 2017 and beyond a seamless experience on laptops, phones, tablets and televisions, it will be easier to build if all the devices have a consistent underlying chip architecture, according to one of the people."
ReplyDeleteFirst tim cook bashes windows 8 for it's 'one size fits all' os and now they may be adopting it? This is like when they bashed tablets smaller then the ipad, then came out with one of their own.