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The author gives 2 reasons for the acquisition: 1. The short term reason is to force Intel to give Apple price cuts for fear that Apple will make their own chi
by dangoldin 19y ago
The author gives 2 reasons for the acquisition:
1. The short term reason is to force Intel to give Apple price cuts for fear that Apple will make their own chips.
- I do not think that Intel needs to worry about Apple manufacturing their own PC chips as Apple already went through that phase and AMD already provides the necessary pressure on Intel to lower their prices.
2. In the future, software and OSes will not be tied down to a specific chip so Apple will start manufacturing their own processors to increase their margins.
- I think the author is on to something regarding the future of processors but I do not think the PC market will change that drastically. Apple will probably start making their own chips for the iPhone and their new gadgets but I doubt they will do the same for the PC market. Maybe at one point we will see an Apple server.
- soundsop 19y agoApple will probably start making their own chips for the iPhone and their new gadgets but I doubt they will do the same for the PC market. Agreed. I am an electrical engineer (circuit designer) and Intel is a monster when it comes to fabricating processors (their fabs are super optimized for processors alone, unlike generic fabs). I don't think Apple could do much better costwise by designing and manufacturing their own processers rather than buying Intel (even factoring in Intel's profits). This assumes that AMD continues to exist as competition. Everyone in the circuits industry is very interested in how Apple will use PA Semi's processors.