Could Apple switch its Mac range from Intel to ARM by October 2014?
Apple may decide to institute its third architecture switch in a decade, returning to its RISC roots by ditching Intel’s x86 for ARM’s architecture - ironically, a company that it co-founded.
Rumours about Apple dumping Intel first surfaced two years ago, but when Bloomberg reported earlier this week that the company is exploring ways to replace Intel processors with a more powerful version of the Ax series that powers the iPhone and the iPad, it confirmed our belief that Intel could very well be on its way out.
Bloomberg’s claims come just over a week after ARM announced a new 64-bit processor range with the Cortex-A53 and the Cortex-A57. Earlier this autumn, Apple launched the iPhone 5, which some experts claim contains a modified version of the Cortex-A15, a core which was unveiled back in September 2010.
