Apple is aiming to build its own processors for Mac computers, possibly as early as 2020, Bloomberg reports. That would move the company away from Intel's CPUs and allow Apple to hold even tighter control of its ecosystem.
The project, reportedly code-named "Kalamata," is still in its very early stages, but the aim is to make Macs work better in concert for iPhones and iPads. Bloomberg says it will "result in a multi-step transition," so you won't see every device get Apple's new processors anytime soon.
Apple's last processor change was from IBM's PowerPC platform to Intel's processors. It was announced in 2005 and the first laptops with Intel shipped in 2006. This, on the other hand, sounds more complicated.
Apple's A-series chip has been making rapid increases in power over the last several years. When we benchmarked the A11 Bionic found in the iPhone X and iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, it outperformed laptops with Intel's Core i5 processor on the popular Geekbench 4 test. Many analysts and reporters have suggested that Apple could one day create a chip for its own MacBook the way it does for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
Of course, this type of platform switch could cause issues for apps written on Intel's x86 platform, likely explaining the staggered roll-out.
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