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发表于 2011-5-6 10:00 PM
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Intel Sags, ARM Jumps On Rumor Apple May Switch (Update)
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By Tiernan Ray
Joanne Feeney with Longbow Research, who follows Intel (INTC), today reflects on a story posted on SemiAccurate by Charlie Demerjian yesterday suggesting Apple (AAPL) may switch its laptop computers from Intel’s processors to its own chips based on designs of ARM Holdings (ARMH).
The story, “Apple Dumps Intel From Laptop Line,” is anything but tentative. Demerjian opines that Apple is waiting till the next version of ARM’s chips have full 64-bit memory addressing before making a switch. He points to remarks by another AMR licensee, Nvidia (NVDA), suggesting that that milestone will be in Q4 of next year or maybe Q1 of 2013. “It won’t be really soon, but we are told it is a done deal,” writes Demerjian.
Feeney observes that Demerjian is well-respected in tech circles and has been right in past observations, and so, “We view this as a reasonable possibility for Apple, but do not expect the Windows-based PC makers to follow suit.”
Apple, of course, has used its home-brewed A4 and A5 chips based on ARM modified CPU architecture to power its iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The next version of Apple’s computer operating system, “Lion,” has some features that bring it closer to the look and feel of the iOS operating system on the iPhone, so it’s clear that Apple is trying to meld some aspects of its computers with its non-laptop, non-desktop machines.
But there’s enough uncertainty, in Feeney’s view, about a possible switch that it’s “not to be an immediate concern” for Intel’s stock.
Intel shares today are down 26 cents, or 1%, at $23.35. Apple shares are up $2.24, or 0.7%, at $348.99. And ARM shares are up $1.70, or 6%, at $29.21. |
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