hattig

Apple's A series chips are made for slim mobile devices - phones and tablets. I don't see any major issue with the CPU performance versus an ultra-low-power Intel processor, were it to be used in a slim small laptop, but that's not what Apple will do IMO.

A pro laptop or desktop grade Apple chip, if they were to create one, would likely be given a new naming scheme. "X1" or "F1" or similar.

It'll be an amalgam of the latest A chip (CPU, GPU, I/O, Memory Controller), the latest T chip (security, SSD, additional internal I/O - most of this is already in the A chip TBH), additional PCIe support (x16), and an uncore suitable for desktop bandwidths and loads.

I agree that the T1 and T2 are the start of a move to integrate and consolidate third party silicon into Apple's own silicon, that may ultimately result in Apple being able to replace the GPU and CPU fairly transparently in the future.

I expect the T3, T4, etc to integrate more features as time goes on - major third party controllers in a MacBook or iMac at the moment include:

 * Wifi
 * Bluetooth
 * Thunderbolt
 * Trackpad/Touch
 * LTE / 5G
 * Other CPU/SouthBridge I/O (Audio done, Security done, SSD controller done, USB 3.2 next?)
 * GPU
 * CPU

But Apple will only do that which is worthwhile for their needs.

A victim of Intel's 10nm process woes?

What an absolute bellend.

Reminds me I need to source a new/old 30-pin device for an old 30-pin-supporting speaker I have so I can use it again.