News about Apple's plan to launch laptops using ARM architecture processors has been circulating for a long time, and earlierMore newsIt is pointed out that the product code name is "Star", which will introduce a touch screen and iOS platform operating interface, which may enable Apple to further integrate iOS and macOS, while also achieving an always-connected experience.
Although most people used to believe that the MacBook series of laptop products would need more time to prepare because they use the x86 hardware architecture, and also had to consider whether the entire macOS ecosystem could smoothly transition to the ARM architecture, although there have been continuous voices saying that Apple will shift from its original cooperation with Intel on the x86 hardware architecture to in-depth cooperation with ARM, the MacBook series of models still continue to use Intel processor products.
However, Microsoft successfully cooperated with ARM last year, allowing Windows 10 to run smoothly on laptops based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor designed based on the ARM architecture. It even plans to launch laptops using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor this year. It seems that this also means that Apple will have the opportunity to launch MacBook products based on ARM architecture processors, thereby extending the standby time and meeting the needs of constant Internet use without having to compromise too much on performance.
If, as market rumors suggest, Apple uses its own A-series processors to build laptops, it means that Apple's products can almost achieve "self-sufficiency." Except for a few key components that still need to rely on manufacturers such as Samsung and LG, at least important components such as processors can be produced and assembled by itself.
There was news earlierAccording to reports, Apple plans to adopt a new design codenamed "Kalamata" for its Mac series after 2020, making ARM-based processors compatible with existing macOS platform software projects. This news also indicates that the new Apple laptops using the ARM architecture will use the iOS operating system platform, which may mean that the differences between iOS and macOS platforms will gradually blur in the future, and they may even be directly interoperable, allowing many Apple products to be used together using the same architecture.
However, judging from market demand, Apple's hardware devices using ARM architecture processors will still be dominated by mobile devices in the future. Some models may still use Intel processors, but as the performance of ARM architecture processors becomes more and more significant in the future, Apple may gradually use its own processors in most products.
