Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), gives up Intel processors for Macs, the American company intending to make the transition to its own processors for computers and laptops in the next period. Apple has been working on its own processors for Macs for some time, and the abandonment of Intel's has been rumored for years and years, only now it is getting closer.
Apple intends to give up Intel processors for Macs by 2020, the project to develop the new processors having the name Kalamata. Apple wants the iPhone, iPad and Macs to communicate more easily with each other, so it is developing special ARM processors for its future computers, the abandonment of Intel processors being a huge change, but not exactly a first.
The first step towards this major change is to be done with iOS 12 and macOS 10.14, where Apple wants to implement the possibility of developing universal applications for iDevice/Macs. From there, Apple wants to implement its own processors in Macs to be able to improve battery life, performance and stop waiting for Intel for updates.
"The shift would also allow Cupertino, California-based Apple to more quickly bring new features to all of its products and differentiate them from the competition. Using its own main chips would make Apple the only major PC maker to use its own processors. Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., and Asustek Computer Inc. use Intel chips. By using its own chips, Apple would be able to more tightly integrate new hardware and software, potentially resulting in systems with better battery life — similar to iPads, which use Apple chips."
Apple will control even more the experience of using Macs with their own processors, something that Americans have been looking for for some time, but it seems that they will only be able to do it soon. 2020 is not that far away, and if Apple's plans turn out to be true, then we won't have much to wait until we see the first Mac with a phone processor.
