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Do you think that Apple will abandon Intel on their laptops and use their own processors?

asked May 14 '11 at 16:48

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Don't care, I use a grown-up computer.

answered May 14 '11 at 17:14

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Then be grown up in your answers. You may not like macs, I don't either, but I can be mature about it.

(May 14 '11 at 17:46) Tim Fontana Tim%20Fontana's gravatar image
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Thanks for saying that Tim, keep a good community :)

(May 14 '11 at 19:32) macmanmcmanaman macmanmcmanaman's gravatar image

I don't like Macs either, but hey, it was an innocent question.

(May 14 '11 at 22:57) iGeek3 iGeek3's gravatar image

I doubt it, because it probably cost more for them to make their own processors, and also they would have to get rid of bootcamp if they switched to their own processor, because it would be like with PowerPC. No Windows.

answered May 14 '11 at 17:17

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If they do switch, than the Mac computers will be very slow, since the A processors are made for mobile devices.

answered May 15 '11 at 09:35

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I can't see them switching processors for a third time.

The Mac line was originally based on a Motorola 68000 line. When they switched to RISC PowerPC chips (also from Motorola), they implemented an emulation within the OS so older programs would run.

Switching from the PowerPC to the Intel line allowed them to run Windows natively using Boot Camp. There isn't a valid reason for them to change again.

answered May 14 '11 at 19:25

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i don't know, there hasn't been an "A" processor over 1.0 gz. Maby since those are only for tablets and they don't need much. It is possible, because knowing apple, they like using using their own.

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answered May 14 '11 at 19:31

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The 'A' processors are meant for mobile applications, just like the ARM processors, so I don't think they will any time soon.

answered May 15 '11 at 02:04

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Maybe way off into the future but definitely not anytime soon. Besides the A series was made for mobile devices they'd have to almost completely rebuild... Processor series X anyone?

answered May 22 '11 at 01:53

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I think in they will try to make a bigger version of the A series for their Mac's they won't even tell us when they try it in the labs.

answered May 22 '11 at 19:29

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Do you mean PPC (Power PC)?

A Processors are in their iOS Devices such as the iPhone and iPad.

They probably wont go back.

answered May 25 '11 at 14:26

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No, he means Apple's A processors. He's asking if we think Apple will transition to their own processors.

(May 25 '11 at 19:14) Anthony Guidetti Anthony%20Guidetti's gravatar image

They may. The A series chips are essentially ARM processors, and since Windows 8 will be supporting ARM, I think Apple may (eventually) go to ARM. Whether it's their own A chips or different ones manufactured by another company.

answered May 25 '11 at 14:34

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the apple A4 has an ARM cpu in it. They already use ARM.

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