Analysed in a vacuum yes, it's a terrible argument. But if you look at it through Apple magnifying glass it makes sense. They are locked on the objective of mak

Analysed in a vacuum yes, it's a terrible argument. But if you look at it through Apple magnifying glass it makes sense. They are locked on the objective of making their devices thin enough to be able to shave with one of them and whatever Intel is doing is no longer fitting this concept. One other thing Apple is aiming for is to go back to fully controlling the development and integration of their products. This means the HW and the SW. It worked just fine for them with the phones, admittedly a segment where no major architectural/compatibility changes were needed. We'll get to see if they can pull it off in a segment where the compatibility is a huge burden. Microsoft tried and failed perhaps for this very reason: no control over the HW. Also an even bigger burden of legacy (likely the biggest of any SW company). But Apple already managed to transition from 68000 to PPC to x86. They'd really set a hard to beat record if they manage to move to ARM even if just for the regular laptop lines (Air, MB) and not the Pros.