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This rumor has been floating around for 5 years now and the date keeps getting pushed back. I’m on the fence on this. On one hand, Apple can reduce its COGS,
by georgeburdell 7y ago
This rumor has been floating around for 5 years now and the date keeps getting pushed back. I’m on the fence on this. On one hand, Apple can reduce its COGS, and perhaps the incremental cost is low to develop a true desktop-class processor when they have the best phone and tablet processor. And, it is consistent with the Apple’s philosophy of absolute control.
However, this seems like the external signs of empire building by the internal CPU team, like the touch bar for what I can only assume was the display team. Unlike the mobile space, the laptop and desktop space has two competitive and highly competent companies selling parts.
- bb88 7y agoThere's some benefit if you're Apple. 1. You don't have to rely upon whatever Intel/AMD decides is good enough for you. 2. You can design custom chips that fit your needs / possibly more secure chips to prevent hackintoshes if they wanted to swing that way. 3. It's competition to Intel/AMD if they wanted it to be. 4. It's another piece of the supply chain for your products that you control. You have to trust Intel/AMD's manufacturing chain.