Well, now this is unexpected. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has just revealed that Intel is expected to begin shipping Apple's M-series processors in 2027. This would mark a huge comeback of the partnership between the two companies, which Apple started to move away from in 2020.
Intel used to make chips for Apple, well, Apple used to use Intel CPUs, but those processors were based on x86 architecture—and, I'm sorry to say, were nowhere near as impressive as Apple's own M-series chips.
Apple's move to making its own chips signified an end to its partnership with Intel, but also the beginning of a new era, one where the M-series consistently obliterates its competitors in performance-per-watt.
Apple doesn't seem to be changing its mind where the M-series is concerned, though. This new partnership

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