The age-old topic a few years ago began to appear. When Apple introduced the design of ARM architecture processors. Therefore, the sector would comment, may give up the technology giant Intel x86 processor, and extend the ARM processor to the PC market.
However, this topic has recently started a new waves. Recently, a number of famous analyst Apple for a long time, including Guo Mingchi of KGI securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, RodHall, said, "Apple would be included in the PC, give up Intel's processors, using their ARM architecture processor design. "And according to reports, Apple has been working on adjusting the ARM architecture chips, as soon as possible so that it can run on the Mac, especially the Macbook.
So, why Apple to abandon Intel? How big is the possibility?
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If this comes true, it will be Apple's third major change in processor.
The first Apple personal computers using Motorola 68000 series microprocessors, and later turned to the PowerPC architecture based on IBM chips, but as this framework was gradually marginalized, Apple had to turn to popular x86 architecture, designed by Intel processors.
In 2005, Steve Jobs announced that Apple computers using Intel processors. At that time, the news shocked the industry because then Intel chips and Microsoft's Windows operating system, has built a monopoly of the PC industry, "Wintel" Alliance, Apple's "intervention" to a certain extent weaken the power of Microsoft.
At that time, Apple turned Intel x86 processor, see the PowerPC architecture are marginalized on the one hand, on the other hand is also under research and development limited, unable to rely on their own strength to design powerful computer processors.
The past few years, Apple's own ARM chip research and development, has invested a lot of time and expense, and they come to harvest the fruit. In 2012, Apple launched its first ARM processors with their own design and A6x A6, but only on the iPhone and iPad. Now, Apple is likely to extend a series of chips to PCs, completely give up dependence on Intel chips. Hello Kitty iPad Mini Case
Until recently, however, Apple computers with Intel chips have been in the last ten years, a combination of more and more stable, mature, Apple's market share and profits have risen steadily. So, why Apple wants the hassle out of Intel?
Three reasons or so that Apple wants to give up the Intel
One of the biggest reasons was that Apple wants to unify the processor architecture, build a seamless cross-platform closed-loop ecosystem.
Apple releases iOS8 and Yosemite, has heralded its ecosystem is gradually moving towards a closed loop. Handoff is a Apple of iOS8 "integration" is one of the important functions currently Handoff support information, by telephone, mail, address book, reminders, events, maps, Safari as well as cross-platform services. Also, Apple has provided developers with API interfaces, developers can be based on application development and integration of the Apple platform.
However, under the influence of different platforms have different processor architecture, currently on the Handoff just some small features implements cross-platform services, application developers to develop a different framework is very difficult. Apple unified processor architecture platforms, all products are running the ARM chip, you can more easily transplanted into innovative applications on iOS on the computer, and the developer only needs to develop an app, it can run on a variety of Apple devices. Therefore, Apple wants to create the cross-platform closed-loop ecosystem, unified processor architecture platform is a very effective way.
Secondly, Intel chips or in case of process bottlenecks and price advantage. From Intel's chips, Intel encountered chip process technology on the one hand, Intel launched a new processor often bounced, affecting Apple computers product upgrade program. For example, to unveil a new ultra-thin notebooks, Apple sometimes had to wait for Intel to launch new products. The other hand, Intel chip performance good, but quite expensive. Apple buying chips from Intel, need to pay contained in the intellectual property of x86, or "Intel tax". Intel and Apple also required to pay production costs, so that it can get real quality from Intel chips. And because Apple has authorized ARM architecture, so using the ARM architecture chip design costs are much lower.
Third, the ARM company are advancing on the PC and server markets. At present, the ARM chip performance are strong enough to support computer or server products, ARM architecture processor will enter the computer market is a trend. In recent years, almost all of the mobile terminal market ARM chips, then the ARM company while winning the Chase, began to enter the PC or server market. It is understood that Qualcomm and AMD has planned to launch this year of the ARM architecture Server chips. According to relevant data, in 2019, global data center servers, will one-fourth using ARM chips. Apple computer chips using ARM architecture, is the general trend.
Microsoft to Intel or have an impact on Apple
Because of the ARM to the desktop side of mobile across borders, started the trend of cross-platform integration. Super, deformation of this products, also in the post-PC era, Tablet PC towards greater integration.
In this trend, Intel or lose not just apples, perhaps years old: Microsoft. In recent years, Microsoft is committed to creating an ecosystem of hardware platforms, Intel even trends. In 2013, Microsoft introduced a focus on ARM platforms Windows RT, overcoming all obstacles, landing for Windows 8 to chips of ARM Holdings PLC. Introduced some time ago more fusion of the Windows10,Win10 can support mobile devices and PC devices can run on the ARM architecture processors can be used in the X86 schema processor, this will open the doors of Microsoft's PC ARM into the camp. Microsoft has gradually been abandoned x86 in the future, the whole Windows platform moving to ARM architecture processors, is not impossible.
While Microsoft's attempt on Apple's decision might also affect Microsoft after all these years has been to create a closed-loop ecosystem, Apple don't want to lag behind this.
If the two technology giants Apple and Microsoft, have abandoned for the Intel x86 processor, will have a huge impact on Intel. May be aware of the crisis, a few days ago, Intel executives responded, "Intel computer processors in the industry, and if Apple to abandon Intel chips, Apple computer's performance will be back" on Apple's move was a "warning".
As we all know, Apple is a company that likes to control, and on the PC processor has been unable to control, Intel's "warning" can get Apple back is hard to say. After all, rise of the ARM architecture processors, gives Apple a big opportunity: ARM platform to quickly create a seamless cross-platform closed-loop ecosystem. However, for Apple, so major decisions from commercial holistic point of view, including the eco-building, product planning, marketing and sales, among other factors. Apple to abandon Intel, not impossible, but Apple thought, to make a decision. Hello Kitty mini case
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