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November 6, 2012 02:12 pm GMT
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Apple Looking to Eliminate Intel Chips From Mac Computers [REPORT]
Apple may drop Intel chips from Mac computers, in favor of chips similar to the ones used in the iPad and iPhone, sources say.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple's engineers think its own chips will one day be powerful enough to run laptop and desktop computers, but this change likely won't happen in the next few years.
Apple's 2005 switch from PowerPC processors to Intel x86 processors was one of the most surprising moves that year, as the Cupertino, Calif. company has long maintained that PowerPC processors are better than Intel's.
But it's currently tablets and smartphones, which use tiny, low-power chips, that are dictating where the industry is heading. Apple is k…
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