Saturday 14 May 2011

Apple Defection Would Be Slap in the Face to Intel

Online speculation is starting to pick up speed that Apple is looking to ditch Intel chips and move to ARM-based processors for its Mac line of laptops.


Online speculation is starting to pick up speed that Apple (AAPL) is looking to ditch Intel (INTC) chips and move to ARM-based processors for its Mac line of laptops.

While this rumor has surfaced before, if there's actual fire behind the smoke, it could mean trouble and a real loss of face for Intel , which is increasingly confronted with a burgeoning ARM effort.

Apple Defection Would Be Slap in the Face to Intel