Opinion: Apple Should Have Gone With Intel Instead of TSMC 229
itwbennett writes "Apple is planning to have its ARM processors manufactured by TSMC — a move that blogger Andy Patrizio thinks is a colossal mistake. Not only is TSMC already over-extended and having trouble making deadlines. But Intel was clearly the better choice: 'Intel may be struggling in mobility with the Atom processors, but Intel does yields and manufacturing process migration better than anyone,' says Patrizio. 'While TSMC wrestles with 28nm and looking to 20nm, Intel is at 22nm now and moving to 14nm for next year. This is important; the smaller the fabrication design, the less power used.'"
Re:Ultrabook II? (Score:4, Funny)
Remember when Intel took the MacBook air design and turned it into the Ultrabook reference design for its Wintel PC OEMs? Why would Apple not want that to happen again, only faster?
What'd Intel do? Use rounded corners?
Re:Ultrabook II? (Score:2, Funny)
Mod up this comment it's absolutely correct!
Oh wait, it as authored by an AC.
They don't count.