Apple has gone through a number of different architectures, from Motorola CPUs in its Wozniak days, through PowerPC chips in the ‘90s, to Intel x86 processors in 2005. ![]() Why is the transition to Apple processors so important? After all, Apple has been designing its smartphone processors since 2010, and this is not the first time it has embraced a new CPU architecture. This year, the big news is hidden deep inside the anodized aluminum chassis of new MacBooks, in the form of the Apple M1 System on a Chip (SoC), which is replacing Intel processors in 13-inch MacBooks and the Mac Mini. ![]() ![]() Every Apple event attracts a lot of attention, but the launch of the 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini was about more than new features and sleek industrial design.
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