Apple May Soon Stop Using Intel Chips in Macs
In a blow to Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly preparing to roll out Mac computers in 2021 that don't run on Intel chips.
Rumors have swirled for some time that Apple intended to start using custom-designed ARM-based processors for its Macs. After all, iPhones and iPads are already powered by ARM chips. But now there is a clearer timeline for when Intel's chips will be phased out.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the influential Apple analyst at TF Securities -- who has been consistently correct when making calls on Apple products -- the company will roll out Macs with ARM processors in the first half of 2021.
Source Fool.com