Rumor: Apple wants to trade Intel CPUs in Macs for its own copies

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According to Bloomberg news agency sources, there are plans within Apple to provide Macs with a self-developed CPU. As a result, the company would no longer be dependent on Intel to supply the processors it now uses in its Macs.

The information comes from, among others, Mark Gurman, who has often published correct information about Apple plans. He reports via Bloomberg that Apple’s plans are in the early stages and that Mac systems will be equipped with their own Apple CPU from 2020 at the earliest. He bases this on information from anonymous sources who are familiar with the plans of the Cupertino company.

Known internally as Kalamata, the plans are said to have been approved by Apple’s top executives. Moreover, the transition to the use of own chips is taking place in several phases, according to Bloomberg. Using proprietary processors could allow for better integration with software and speed up the release of new features. The decision also has consequences for Intel, which, according to an analysis by the news agency, owes about 5 percent of its annual sales to Apple.

Apple has been using Intel CPUs in its Macs since 2005. In the summer of that year, Steve Jobs announced that it would switch to this manufacturer, leaving PowerPC behind. Although leaving Intel would be a new direction in the field of its desktops and laptops, Apple has been using its own socs for its mobile devices for some time. Gurman reported late last year that the company also wants universal apps to run on iOS and macOS.

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