Current Apple computers use Intel processors based on the old x86 architecture, just like Windows computers. However, in time Apple may be able to release MacBooks with the iPhone's processors, which should significantly reduce power consumption and possibly lower costs.
Whether MacBooks have one processor or another may seem like a technical issue away from users, but the truth is that this change has the potential to improve our day-to-day experience. Intel's x86 processors limit the autonomy of laptops, although they have improved a lot in this regard. The Apple AX processors in iPhones, based on ARM technology, are much more efficient.
The problem is that MacBooks use macOS as their operating system, designed for Intel processors. It has been said for a long time that Apple wanted to jump to its own processors, but achieving it required a lot of effort and work, so it was not clear that the brand was willing to invest in this issue when its main source of income is the iPhone. A few days ago we heard the news that Windows 10 will be able to run on ARM-based Snapdragon 835 processors.
At first it was thought that it was a project between the two companies, but this is not the case. ARM has confirmed that any manufacturer will be able to support x86 technology on their chips. That means Apple can easily adapt its iPhone processors to work on MacBooks, and in principle all programs should still work.
It's clear that Apple doesn't necessarily have to change Mac processors, but the timing seems perfect. The technology that will allow macOS and its programs to run on an iPhone processor isn't finished yet, but the first chips likely won't be very powerful. Therefore, it is possible that computers migrating to ARM initially will be the thinnest and lightest MacBooks.
More than 10 years ago Apple made a transition similar to this, and didn't announce it until the job was almost done. So the most likely thing is that it will take us a long time to receive new news on this subject and, unexpectedly, Apple will present some new MacBooks very thin and with great autonomy thanks to some processors like those of the iPhone
What do you think about this matter? Do you think Apple should take advantage of this technology to stop relying on Intel and design its own ARM-based processors for MacBooks?
