Why Apple making it’s own computer chips is a big deal

Apple has become the only computer company in the world to design and manufactures its own processors. This is the equivalent of Intel creating its own computers, or Microsoft manufacturing processors as well as computers powered by them.

Now, what is the big deal you might ask? Well, it is simple, Apple now controls everything about its Macs, like it does with its iPad and iPhone. That means it owns the hardware, what is inside the hardware, the software that runs the hardware and the entire supply and after sales network. While this means more revenue that does not need to be shared with anyone, it also means no compromises on performance or efficiency in anyway.

There is more. With its own M1 processors powering the new range of Macs, Apple will be able to have universal apps as the core of its new operating system macOS Big Sur. This means Macs are now more like morbidly devices and will run apps like it does on the iPhone or iPad. In fact, some of the apps from these smaller mobile screens will now run seamlessly on Macs. With Apple facilitating easy transition of legacy apps to the new universal apps format, it will soon have a better grip on what developers doing, while making it easier to create apps that work across different types of Apple devices. With the integrated graphics, the new M1 processor will offer better power efficiency while being much faster than earlier Macs.

So what does it mean for the user? Well, the new MacBook Air will be able to do what they were doing with the MacBook Pro before. Not such a big deal for Apple which is already running Adobe Photoshop on the iPad Air. But for those on the go, there is a more powerful device, as light as the air, with many more hours of battery life than before.

Even the MacBook Pro, which can now playback 8K videos, the battery life doubles to over 20 hours for video playback and 16 hours for wireless connectivity.

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