“As we reported earlier this week, often reliable KGI is predicting that Apple will bring its in-house designed A-series processor to an entry-level Mac sometime in 2016 with TSMC and Samsung expected to fab the potential A9X and A10X chips, respectively,” Zac Hall reports for 9ti5Mac. “As the move to put non-Intel chips in the Mac lineup would be a departure for the company, CNBC asked Intel CEO Brian Krzanich about the chip-maker’s business plans with Apple.”
“When asked if he has heard anything to the effect of Apple not using Intel chips for its notebook line down the road or had specific discussions on the topic,” Hall reports, “Krzanich dismissed the notion as persistent rumors declaring that Intel’s ‘relationship with Apple is strong.'”
Hall reports, “Krzanich went on to dismiss the effect news of a potential switch from Intel by Apple had on its stock price earlier in the week.”
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