Apple’s Mac chip switch is double trouble for Intel: Tae Kim

It’s finally going to happen. Apple Inc is on the verge of using its own chips over Intel Corp.’s for its Mac computers.

Bloomberg News reported Tuesday that Apple is preparing to announce as soon as this month that it will use its own processors in Macs starting next year. The new Macs will incorporate the same internally-developed semiconductors, based on Arm Ltd chip-architecture technology, that powers the iPhone. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to move its entire Mac product lineup to its own chips because of their higher performance and improved power efficiency.