New Apple CPU Transisiton?

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Apple to Adopt Alternative Chipsets for Next Laptops?

AppleInsider claims that Apple will forgo the use of Intel's Montevina chipset in their next generation laptops. Instead, Apple will either design their own chipsets or could adopt 3rd part chipsets from AMD or Via.

It should be said however, this does not mean that Apple will be moving away from Intel's processors. The chipsets are simply the support chips required to interconnect the processor and the rest of the computer. Intel's Montevina platform (now known as Centrino 2) consists of a Penryn processor, the Montevina chipset and wireless networking interface. Future laptops will continue to use Intel's most recent Penryn processors which provide improved bus-speeds (1066MHz).

Apple is crazy, how in hell they will find anything better than an intel chip? WTF is going on with Apple :o

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Actually, Apple is considering a new chipset to differentiate themselves from PCs. Their CPUs will still be provided by Intel. It would be a stupid move on their part to switch to AMD or some other CPU manufacturer. Just a FYI in case anyone read wrong.

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No they couldn't as IBM owns the platform/name PowerPC .. not Apple.

Apple only makes software and designs hardware. They barely make the hardware themselves nor do they have exclusive rights on technology being used in them. (Who does?)

well, I dunno, but as far as I recall (and someone correct me if I am wrong) IBM in partnership with Apple and Motorolla were actually part of the group of companies who actually designed the specifications of the PowerPC chip

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC

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