Apple is unlikely to move away from Intel because of the dependency on Thunderbolt. Intel has announced that Thunderbolt 3 will become royalty-free in 2018[1],

Apple is unlikely to move away from Intel because of the dependency on Thunderbolt. Intel has announced that Thunderbolt 3 will become royalty-free in 2018[1], but it's gonna be a long while before ever getting to market. [1] http://www.techradar.com/news/intel-has-a-grand-plan-to-bring-thunderbolt-3-ports-to-every-laptop http://www.techradar.com/news/intel-has-a-grand-plan-to-brin...