Editing Intel (section)

===Use of Intel products by Apple Inc. (2005–2019)===
{{further|Mac transition to Intel processors}}

On June 6, 2005, [[Steve Jobs]], then CEO of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], announced that Apple would be transitioning the [[Macintosh]] from its long favored [[PowerPC]] architecture to the Intel x86 architecture because the future PowerPC road map was unable to satisfy Apple's needs.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{cite web|date=June 6, 2005|title=Apple to Transition to Intel Processors|url=https://tidbits.com/2005/06/06/apple-to-transition-to-intel-processors/|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=TidBITS|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119022131/https://tidbits.com/2005/06/06/apple-to-transition-to-intel-processors/|url-status=live}}</ref> This was seen as a win for Intel,<ref name="auto1"/> although an analyst called the move "risky" and "foolish", as Intel's current offerings at the time were considered to be behind those of AMD and IBM.<ref name="Computerworld1" /> The first Mac computers containing Intel CPUs were announced on January 10, 2006, and Apple had its entire line of consumer Macs running on Intel processors by early August 2006. The Apple Xserve server was updated to Intel [[Xeon]] processors from November 2006 and was offered in a configuration similar to Apple's Mac Pro.<ref name="newmacs">{{cite news|last=Fried|first=Ina|date=January 12, 2006|title=Jobs: New Intel Macs are 'screamers'|publisher=[[CNet]]|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/jobs-new-intel-macs-are-screamers-1/|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729120618/https://www.cnet.com/news/jobs-new-intel-macs-are-screamers-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite Apple's use of Intel products, relations between the two companies were strained at times.<ref name="SanJoseMercuryNews1">{{cite news|last1=Chmielewski|first1=Dawn|date=June 7, 2005|title=2005: Changing Apple"s core — Jobs says Intel chips will replace IBM in Macintosh beginning next summer|work=[[The Mercury News|San Jose Mercury News]] (via [[The Monterey County Herald|Monterey Herald]])|url=https://www.montereyherald.com/2015/03/04/2005-changing-apples-core-jobs-says-intel-chips-will-replace-ibm-in-macintosh-beginning-next-summer/|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110001518/https://www.montereyherald.com/2015/03/04/2005-changing-apples-core-jobs-says-intel-chips-will-replace-ibm-in-macintosh-beginning-next-summer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rumors of Apple switching from Intel processors to their own designs began circulating as early as 2011.<ref name="SemiAccurate">{{cite web|last1=Demerjian|first1=Charlie|date=May 5, 2011|title=Apple dumps Intel from laptop lines|url=https://www.semiaccurate.com/2011/05/05/apple-dumps-intel-from-laptop-lines/|access-date=September 6, 2024|website=SemiAccurate|publisher=Stone Arch Networking Services, Inc.}}</ref> On June 22, 2020, during Apple's annual [[WWDC]], [[Tim Cook]], Apple's CEO, announced that it would be [[Mac transition to Apple silicon|transitioning the company's entire Mac line]] from Intel CPUs to [[Apple silicon|custom Apple-designed processors]] based on the Arm architecture over the course of the next two years. In the short term, this transition was estimated to have minimal effects on Intel, as Apple only accounted for 2% to 4% of its revenue. However, at the time it was believed that Apple's shift to its own chips might prompt other PC manufacturers to reassess their reliance on Intel and the x86 architecture.<ref name="Bloomberg1"/><ref name="Jean-Louis Gassée, 2020.06.21"/> By November 2020, Apple unveiled the [[Apple M1|M1]], its processor custom-designed for the Mac.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=June 22, 2020|title=Apple is switching Macs to its own processors starting later this year|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21295475/apple-mac-processors-arm-silicon-chips-wwdc-2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622192505/https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21295475/apple-mac-processors-arm-silicon-chips-wwdc-2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=June 22, 2020|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 18, 2020|title=How Apple's M1 performs against Intel 11th-gen and AMD Ryzen 4000|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3600897/tested-how-apples-m1-chip-performs-against-intel-11th-gen-and-amd-ryzen-4000.html|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=PCWorld|language=en|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208182009/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3600897/tested-how-apples-m1-chip-performs-against-intel-11th-gen-and-amd-ryzen-4000.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 6, 2021|title=Intel benchmarks say Apple's M1 isn't faster. Let's reality-check the claims|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3606592/intel-benchmarks-say-apples-m1-isnt-faster.html|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=PCWorld|language=en|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213132050/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3606592/intel-benchmarks-say-apples-m1-isnt-faster.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Comparing the Apple M1 MacBook vs the Intel MacBook|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/comparing-the-apple-m1-macbook-vs-the-intel-macbook/articleshow/79733783.cms|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=Business Insider|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127033738/https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/comparing-the-apple-m1-macbook-vs-the-intel-macbook/articleshow/79733783.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>