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Reports Say Apple May Manufacture Its Own Chips

Posted by timothy on from the jalapeno-flavored-are-great dept.

afabbro writes "There are scattered reports today that Apple is building a team to design its own chips, with an eye towards reducing power consumption on iPods and iPhones."

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  1. In other reports... by ravenspear · · Score: 4, Funny

    It was actually revealed that their real motivation behind the Apple team's efforts is to build an uber sophisticated intelligent computer system capable of downloading Steve Jobs' brain in case he becomes too ill to continue his role as RDF overlor...er...CEO.

    1. Re:In other reports... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't forget the Apple sticker to put on the outside of the brain case. :P

    2. Re:In other reports... by jDeepbeep · · Score: 5, Funny

      It was actually revealed that their real motivation behind the Apple team's efforts is to build an uber sophisticated intelligent computer system capable of downloading Steve Jobs' brain in case he becomes too ill to continue his role as RDF overlor...er...CEO.

      I, for one, welcome our new mock-turtlenecked overlord.

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  2. Re:design it's own chips, not manufacture by oldhack · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, timothy meant "iManufacture". Spelling error, you see.

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  3. Apple Product Cycle revisions by nlawalker · · Score: 3, Funny

    Looks like the Apple Product Cycle may have to be revised slightly.

  4. Apple chips by Hatta · · Score: 3, Funny

    What kind of dip goes with that?

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    1. Re:Apple chips by An+ominous+Cow+art · · Score: 4, Funny

      This kind, of course.

  5. Re:It didn't work for microsoft... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mini was zippy? My friend, in a Mac world the correct term is "snappy". Amateur!

  6. Apple chips? by Locke2005 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's already been done. Pictures of the new chips are available here and here

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    1. Re:Apple chips? by fm6 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I know for a fact that those chips are from a different company! Do Apple's lawyers know about this?

  7. Re:it seems that this will be a variant of the ARM by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, at last Apple will step out from under Dell's shadow!

  8. Re:It didn't work for microsoft... by Divebus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why don't we list other things that didn't work for Microsoft.

    Who has that kind of time? An even bigger challenge is to figure out why people bought it anyway.

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  9. Re:innovation, custom chips == !hackintosh by binarylarry · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see it now:

    Apple Strategic Planning Meeting

    Steve Jobs: "So, from this point on, we'll build our own iProcessors, "

    Edward Applebee: "But sir, then our macs won't be able to run windows!"

    Steve Jobs: "Hey... you next to Edward, I want you to go over and hit that fucker in the face, really fucking hard!"

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  10. Re:It didn't work for microsoft... by DCstewieG · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe he hadn't updated Safari yet...