As handheld devices increasingly function like PCs, the engineers working on this project within Apple envision machines that use a common chip design. If Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wants to offer the consumer of 2017 and beyond a seamless experience on laptops, phones, tablets and televisions, it will be easier to build if all the devices have a consistent underlying chip architecture, according to one of the people.
Via Engadget
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Яблокам абсолютно не нужна совместимость с кучей х86софта. Им нужно их огороженное и элитарное сообщество. И «успех» power-pc архитектуры не дает покоя их менеджменту, теперь хотят повторить аналогичный трюк с ARM.
