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Originally Posted by FanIn80
There is also a lot of room to argue that Apple is very much hands-on with all of the components in their systems. The processors might be built by Intel, but they are built according to Apple's specifications. Apple doesn't just order a bunch of retail processors for their machines. Even the RAM is timed according to their own specs.
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They do, but the things are usually minor.. a different packaging, or as you say specific timings, but it's still the same processor and instruction set.
I think Apple does those things because something like the physical design is so much more important to Apple, they're willing to pay Intel extra $$ to get a processor with a completely different packaging.
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
So, it looks like the processors for their new tablets are going to be built in-house instead of using Intel or AMD. Of course, "in-house" doesn't literally have to mean Cupertino...
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Interesting, I hadn't heard about that previously. Again Apple more concerned about the actual device, it has to be a specific size, usability paramount, so performance per watt is more important than sticking to Intel.